google earth.exe

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 google earth.exe, “ Application Installer ” by Firseria has been detected as adware by 27 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:
Setuprocess  (signed by Firseria)

Description:
Application Installer

Version:
3.0.30.9

MD5:
3feded5796046543f342948cb1a854ac

SHA-1:
9a7191358c675168ac988e52a3c265dea4370b7f

SHA-256:
730b61c18b041b35e26c89c7e2859014fa989b0dda0097cbfe837cc077be6a9e

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
5/4/2024 5:35:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
809

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.C
7.11.187.4

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp.HX
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.1610

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Firseria-19
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.LKI
20123

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.11.18

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.F potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.382645
11/18/2014

F-Prot
W32/Morstar.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-18-11_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.Solimba
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14057

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.11.18.11

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.966

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cumkck
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Fiseria
14.11.18.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.M
14.11.18.11

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Solimba.Win32.10
2.0.0.1984

File size:
288.7 KB (295,656 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.30

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013-14

Original file name:
setupinstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google earth.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
2/20/2014 3:55:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jc4Ub8G98n0021valv5ewibh8HOlxHUbx1LqrJQw:jc2GS0021vUv8oOlNUv2rJb

Entry address:
0xD749

Entry point:
E8, CB, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 54, 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, 54, 42, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, BA, 58, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, C8, 55, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, A7, 58, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, CC, 55, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Code size:
111.5 KB (114,176 bytes)

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