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avast! free antivirus.exe

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 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. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Firser (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Description:

Installer

Version:

1.0.0.4

MD5:

52ae40339dc4d9084459a9024bfc6fd8

SHA-1:

90e767d874cbee19d0daf10318396aaff128a100

SHA-256:

707aa4c79d18c882fc09de7c36555cad8b227baf220e22cf323c12b3df4c10ca

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:

4/19/2024 1:12:34 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1

814

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Firseria

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Firseria

2014.11.10

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Crypt.ULPM.Gen

7.11.30.172

avast!

Win32:Firseria-A [PUP]

141025-0

AVG

Adware AdInstaller.Firseria

2014.0.4189

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1

1.0.20.1580

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Solimba.J

18241

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1433

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria

14.11.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Firseria

11/12/2014

F-Secure

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria

11.2014-12-11_4

G Data

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria

14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Virus.Win32.Cryptor

t3scan.2.0.127

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12041

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Firser

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Solimba.mr

v2014.11.12.02

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1

15.0.0.948

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwjqhd

0.28.0.59608

Panda Antivirus

Adware/Firseria

14.11.12.03

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM11.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.FIRSERIASL.V

14.11.12.14

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42

23.00.65.141110

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

DownloadMR

20978

Zillya! Antivirus

Downloader.Firser.Win32.2

2.0.0.1841

File size:

228.8 KB (234,296 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.4

Original file name:

install.exe

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:

FIRSERIA, S.L.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

7/23/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/24/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN="FIRSERIA, S.L.", OU=IT, O="FIRSERIA, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

73C4780FAC0CD497B0778732FB8AF673

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/26/2013 12:09:33 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:qAmIhgpYy4c2+keFKEK7kmR/qszYX1932QVTH3jRVI6a:qVIhgpYR+keoAmRCsm9Zs

Entry address:

0x58CD0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 60, 42, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, FD, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

204 KB (208,896 bytes)

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