installer.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 installer.exe, “Installer Application” by FIRSERIA, S.L 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:
Firseria  (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Description:
Installer Application

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
055ebd34d6d03b399bae39ef86fd054f

SHA-1:
6a0c94aa29c6458f17aefba6132ad95a05f86a0c

SHA-256:
98ec105323577dfb3103481dfa934eb29ca7dcb92acae67b1cf7c21105d2bd3a

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:17:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
911

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Solimba
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.97.234

avast!
MSIL:Crypt-KA [PUP]
2014.9-130824

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.Firseria
2015.0.3389

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
1.0.20.1095

Boost by Reason
Optional.FIRSERIASL.J
188838

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Script-19
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.J
18765

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1424
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.AB
7.8722

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Firseria
8/7/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Firser
14.0.0.3441

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba.mr
v2013.08.24.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cyaacs
0.28.0.60577

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM11.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FIRSERIASL.J
14.8.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.14805

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Solimba
10436

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.FIRSERIA
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
20810

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Firser.Win32.7
2.0.0.1845

File size:
193.3 KB (197,944 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

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\installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2014 4:59:59 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:
8/20/2013 3:54:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:YBoVZJ+5RlPM3rdS0v9QFJtbP1QGNJH7H8+yvX/q0ANX1W1GzIP:82KM7dlv9Qx73H78pvvjSk0I

Entry address:
0x74E80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, FB, 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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Entropy:
7.7969

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
172 KB (176,128 bytes)

The file installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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