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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 31 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.
Publisher:
Firseria·s·l·  (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Version:
1.0.0.15

MD5:
4c31760a9282e6d9d700df549d27f6dd

SHA-1:
f03659a1bf09eacdb1d7d13ff82291be5e03f82e

SHA-256:
c3efda5ea31f13bbb24408136c7d2cd81102fbe935545c48648d32463a0f3f71

Scanner detections:
31 / 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 10:39:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
812

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
14.11.15

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.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
1.0.20.1595

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Firseria
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Obfuscated.~EN
18335

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1433, Adware.Downware.1433
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.11.15

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTEZ
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-15-11_7

G Data
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Patched
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12203

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Firser
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.11.15.09

McAfee
PUP-FFT!8A314AD2CB24
5600.6946

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
15.0.0.957

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cslwyy
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Firseria
14.11.15.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Morstar.O3
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FIRSERIASL.CC
14.11.15.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.9C54
23.00.65.141113

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29560

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Morstar.Win32.1
2.0.0.1801

File size:
165.3 KB (169,272 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.15

Copyright:
Copyright(c) 2013

Original file name:
installer·exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast!%20free%20antivirus.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:
10/14/2013 11:23:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:f4HCWau/PlYeuL7ZLFh6Ca6cbL9l2hzB3fJCC6j8+Er6ez4:AiI/PlY37ZLF4Ca6WABqBOvs

Entry address:
0x76117

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 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, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
101 KB (103,424 bytes)

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

http://dl.d0wnpzivrubajjui.com/n/3.0.21/.../Avast! Free Antivirus.exe

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