visual-boy-advance.exe

Installer.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 visual-boy-advance.exe by Firseria has been detected as adware by 28 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.
Publisher:
firseria sl  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
Installer.exe

Description:
Installer setup

Version:
3.1.13.5

MD5:
dbdec91a8d36175d71c8b11a8d3c4763

SHA-1:
1735513042924730a323db0d7150462cf0247937

SHA-256:
eb57e4ba4aa05c5bb4b7b734fb33dd62092435027ae8604cd41276a6a63cbec2

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 10:49:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
933

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/FirseriaL.A
7.11.162.10

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.EV
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.FirseriaInstaller
4.0.3.14717

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
1.0.20.990

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7382
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.AAFX
18876

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
8.14.07.17.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-44ae1ab0
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
11.2014-17-07_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12747

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.07.17.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97346
15.0.0.594

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dbsdbf
0.28.2.60881

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.17.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.S
14.8.15.15

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Solimba/Variant
10479

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9552
2.0.0.1860

File size:
500.3 KB (512,288 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.18

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\visual-boy-advance.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/11/2013 1:34:44 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 1:34:44 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:
6/18/2014 11:46:06 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:LekcI4dnpjD9lTCJCEQ7JjPCMcTdz5CZj0zmo20eeCQ3+e6AuY+fnG9P94FKxuRk:LekKttqJb3muTCP/G/xuGIhM

Entry address:
0xF0DA

Entry point:
E8, 6C, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 00, F4, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, AC, F0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 64, 42, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 64...
 
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Code size:
117.5 KB (120,320 bytes)

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