microsoft fix it center.exe

installer.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 fix it center.exe by Firseria has been detected as adware by 26 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:
installer.exe

Description:
setup_manager

Version:
3.1.13

MD5:
8ece3ca519e664e28a84f21442da7088

SHA-1:
e16c4f983d3ec408c326fdacbe7db46d123d0263

SHA-256:
7c8acfa3f871e37f57af6f6ad2d7342b27a46d546f28f6ea743dbaeab888ad71

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/19/2024 9:39:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Jaike.125
947

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Nsis.Agent.bk
7.11.156.20

AVG
Solimba
2015.0.3442

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.NSIS.Agent
4.0.3.1472

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Jaike.125
1.0.20.915

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.AC
18622

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.0183

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Jaike.125
8.14.07.02.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.K potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Jaike.125
11.2014-02-07_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12484

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Agent
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.06.15.10

McAfee
Artemis!47D4004EE6E9
5600.7081

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Jaike.125
15.0.0.549

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dbhvln
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.02.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.1ec
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.X
14.8.15.15

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NH07FK14
7.2.183

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
29708

File size:
499.8 KB (511,776 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.17

Copyright:
copyright © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft fix it center.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/11/2013 10:34:44 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 10:34:44 AM

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:
6/12/2014 10:00:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:z7G2ECYWo6T+9t77Qi9EX78g71xjUKGYGZYP88t:z7vELKC4R7d/jwYU8t

Entry address:
0xF05C

Entry point:
E8, 6A, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 10, F4, 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, BC, 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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Entropy:
7.6478

Code size:
117 KB (119,808 bytes)

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