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microsoft excel.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 microsoft excel.exe, “ Application Installer ” by Firseria has been detected as adware by 31 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.

File name:

microsoft excel.exe

Publisher:

Setuprocess (signed by Firseria)

Description:

Application Installer

Version:

3.0.30.9

MD5:

6bf419b4eb2aed56e50468852b2d03ba

SHA-1:

8cfe7e18127bfef94c10bcd51ecb6a523d4cee62

SHA-256:

ff9b63b935c114360a901eb0832f0e8f6384f7751025500e2f35af1b1278b1f7

Scanner detections:

31 / 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:

4/26/2024 3:57:53 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Firseria.A

6542358

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Firseria

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Firseria.C

7.11.138.238

avast!

Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]

150129-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp.HX

2014.0.4253

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Firseria.A

1.0.20.385

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Firseria-19

0.98/20202

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Solimba.LKI

21451

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2167

9.0.1.077

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.Firseria

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller.F potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.382645

3/18/2015

F-Prot

W32/Morstar.A.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.Firseria

5.13.68

G Data

Win32.Application.Morstar

15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of vuze.exe (Adware)

2015.6.24.6

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.MSIL.Solimba

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.201.15302

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar

14.0.0.2328

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Solimba

v2015.03.18.10

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Firseria.A

16.0.0.231

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cumkck

0.28.0.58720

Norman

Application.Bundler.Firseria.A

03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.295656

15.03.18.01

Panda Antivirus

PUP/Fiseria

15.03.18.10

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.Solimba

15.3.18.10

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

27758

Zillya! Antivirus

Downloader.Solimba.Win32.10

2.0.0.2104

File size:

288.7 KB (295,656 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.30

Original file name:

setupinstall.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft excel.exe

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:

2/20/2014 3:55:49 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:Zc4Ub8G98n0021valv5ewibh8HOlxHUbx1LqrJQf:Zc2GS0021vUv8oOlNUv2rJs

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)

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

http://www.win-install.net/microsoft-excel/download/.../6069

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