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avs_media_player.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 avs_media_player.exe by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 32 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·s·l·  (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Version:
1.0.0.15

MD5:
90463d49b57250387c082c41449ff005

SHA-1:
c94399886ecc641e7b72364b2ada485c18ac884f

SHA-256:
4800a0216a416fba5bfd723a397b90892ada5d06801a6f210427f237bd89e249

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:13:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
875

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.06.14

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.Gen
7.11.140.94

avast!
Win32:Firseria-A [PUP]
2014.9-140913

AVG
BundleApp.H
2015.0.3353

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
1.0.20.1280

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Obfuscated.~EN
18025

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader10.30851
9.0.1.0256

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9618

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTEZ
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-13-09_7

G Data
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.9.0

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Backdoor
13.176.11613

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.3259

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.09.13.04

McAfee
PUP-FFT!CC9D484C545D
5600.7009

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cslwyy
0.28.0.58720

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.09.13.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Morstar.O3
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FIRSERIASL.Q
14.9.13.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.9C54
23.00.65.14911

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00JC0PFD14
7.2.256

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R00JC0PFD14
10.465.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27896

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Morstar.Win32.1
2.0.0.1824

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\avs_media_player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FIRSERIA, S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/25/2014 12:59:59 AM

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 3:23:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:d4HCWau/PlYeuL7ZLFh6Ca6cbL9l2hzB3fJCC6j8+Er6ez4:+iI/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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Entropy:
7.8737

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
101 KB (103,424 bytes)

The file avs_media_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl01.fabdmr.com/n/3.0.23.10/.../AVS_Media_Player.exe

http://dl01.fabdmr.com/n/.../AVS_Media_Player.exe

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