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microsoft security essentials.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 security essentials.exe, “ Application Installer ” by Firseria has been detected as adware by 21 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:

Publisher:

Setuprocess (signed by Firseria)

Description:

Application Installer

Version:

3.0.30.9

MD5:

5292a968f7c750abe7a838c78e2c7955

SHA-1:

8e6046a35afd8eba6b3e6409ca6d9952e725b0d0

SHA-256:

112450f348072b15fbc4aa54fc3056951ba3e0a1a35f2fe14578d882522d6dde

Scanner detections:

21 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

4/24/2024 10:39:28 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Firseria.A

1007

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Firseria

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Firseria.C

7.11.147.64

AVG

Generic_c

2015.0.3485

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Firseria.A

1.0.20.620

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Solimba.LKI

18215

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2167

9.0.1.0124

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)

8.9755

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Morstar

5/4/2014

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.Firseria

11.2014-04-05_1

G Data

Application.Bundler.Firseria

14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.11965

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar

14.0.0.3919

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Solimba

v2014.05.04.07

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Firseria.A

15.0.0.372

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cumkck

0.28.0.59608

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.05.04.07

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Firseria.DD

14.8.7.17

Sophos

Solimba Installer

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.Morstar

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

DownloadMR

28848

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

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft security essentials.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:Vc4Ub8G98n0021valv5ewibh8HOlxHUbx1LqrJQ0:Vc2GS0021vUv8oOlNUv2rJX

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 security essentials.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://it.win-install.info/microsoft-security-essentials/download/.../157

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