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filescout.exe

installation manager

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 filescout.exe by Firseria has been detected as adware by 23 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:
installation manager

Description:
installer_setup

Version:
3.1.14.2

MD5:
0a6e3f94e5f37f191f816da4b6d430ed

SHA-1:
ceb58d9ffd792b496aef6436f29b3a0d51eb376c

SHA-256:
c3eef8e07320a9b506bf455abd37cf268cd8492279e5ee67ad85ed93d493b76e

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
4/28/2024 11:02:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.I
923

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.Firseria.A.28
7.11.163.2

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-140719

AVG
Solimba
2015.0.3408

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.14726

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.I
1.0.20.1035

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.ATWO
18969

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.0200

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.10153

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-26-07_7

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12846

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.3537

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.07.19.12

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.I
15.0.0.621

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Fiseria.dcjigc
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.19.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.J
14.8.15.17

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
31402

File size:
540.4 KB (553,376 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.18

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Firseria

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/11/2013 4:34:44 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 4:34:44 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:
6/29/2014 3:41:36 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NxLzMJ8JozBYfw6z7O90dSatRrT88pnWis8E:NxsJ8JoqfzXA03PRTs8E

Entry address:
0xF48C

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 77, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, D8, F3, 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, 6C, 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:
118.5 KB (121,344 bytes)

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