matlab.exe

Firseria manager

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 matlab.exe by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 Installer · sl  (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Product:
Firseria manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.22.1

MD5:
81b14aa2ea4afb49b24e2ff0e66c83eb

SHA-1:
64a95f009a78265db1c1393d8dd000e27ef44240

SHA-256:
4e61a04ed7c60642f7d6518e224c2384d84ef04cb47f0dd9142cf284fdc049c1

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/3/2024 11:07:37 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.FIRSERIA.Bundler (M)
16.7.9.18

File size:
556.7 KB (570,048 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.21

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/25/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="FIRSERIA, S.L.", O="FIRSERIA, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7658ACC15B33D93ABD5A967181DEF901

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/30/2014 7:25:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RF1NbcSTC4RDu+/B4cQs8y8KnFSNz9lKa4DiVQ:RFYSTTRnF1QRlKaGf

Entry address:
0xD7ED

Entry point:
E8, 2C, 79, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, 6E, 42, 00, E8, 3D, 12, 00, 00, E8, A9, 67, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, BF, 78, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, A2, 73, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7347  (probably packed)

Code size:
113 KB (115,712 bytes)

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

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