avast free antivirus.exe

Firseria manager

FIRSERIA, S.L.

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 avast free antivirus.exe by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free AVAST Antivirus but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Firseria Installer · sl  (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Product:
Firseria manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.22.1

MD5:
665c171cd4b71d642834d2bd74aa122b

SHA-1:
09824f08f32346d3230f908235b5caaa931dc0da

SHA-256:
4590a35f9faad8c3fd02f08dc79c9d1eaae01246d6ac8967d59ca0cd0ba98c59

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/3/2024 5:38:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.FIRSERIA.Bundler (M)
16.6.19.2

File size:
556.7 KB (570,048 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.21

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast free antivirus.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/25/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="FIRSERIA, S.L.", O="FIRSERIA, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7658ACC15B33D93ABD5A967181DEF901

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/30/2014 6:25:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RF1NbcSTC4RDu+/B4cQs8y8KnFSNz9lKa4DiVQ:RFYSTTRnF1QRlKaGf

Entry address:
0xD7ED

Entry point:
E8, 2C, 79, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, 6E, 42, 00, E8, 3D, 12, 00, 00, E8, A9, 67, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, BF, 78, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, A2, 73, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
[+]

Code size:
113 KB (115,712 bytes)

The file avast free antivirus.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

Remove avast free antivirus.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security