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spybot search & destroy.exe

Firseria

The setup program uses the Firseria/Solimba AppInstaller (DownloadMR) which is a monetization download manager that bundles additional adware offers, typically by wrapping legitimate applications. The application spybot search & destroy.exe by Firseria has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Spybot - Search & Destroy but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
setupprocess   (signed by Firseria)

Description:
Setup Manager

Version:
3.0.30.6

MD5:
79de0b520de5775c2d40deb813750d8d

SHA-1:
b6ec664dc3c52463f226a678cb63c27947e9be43

SHA-256:
fcba9e3fb9092ee8f1e941fb016db665b02c97949f384a23e7f81c5767eee506

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:56:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
914

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.fvt
7.11.138.122

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140804

AVG
MalSign.Solimba
2015.0.3392

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.1080

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-751051
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.GTV
17979

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2174
9.0.1.0216

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9578

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-04-08_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of visual%20boy%20advance(1).exe (Adware)
2014.9.12.7

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.182.12945

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Agent
v2014.08.04.05

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.648

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.277224
14.08.04.01

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
14.09.12.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.X
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
27668

File size:
270.7 KB (277,224 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.30

Copyright:
Copyright©2014

Original file name:
installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spybot search & destroy.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Firseria

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/11/2013 4:34:44 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 4:34:44 PM

Subject:
E=support@solimba.com, CN=Firseria, O=Firseria, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112130C3B28D7C9C29B8B07321EF3F8A1462

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/10/2014 12:34:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:sSVFVe91EZ1ypY+186MWWxBRXp5IPRdjtHt0KjHAc+gQ:sSV3e91fY+6XWOjXpUtHt0JgQ

Entry address:
0x81117

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 9F, 02, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 8B, D6, 8B, CF, E8, 5C, 00, 00, 00, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10, 2B, D0, 2B, C9, 3B, CA, 73, 26, 8B, D9, AC, 41, 24, FE, 3C, E8, 75, F2, 43, 83, C1, 04, AD, 0B, C0, 78, 06, 3B, C2, 73, E5, EB, 06, 03, C3, 78, DF, 03, C2, 2B, C3, 89, 46, FC, EB, D6, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5F, 81, C7, 8C, FF, FF, FF, B0, E9, AA, B8, 9B...
 
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Entropy:
7.6542

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
98.5 KB (100,864 bytes)

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