» pandora’s box.exe
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Analysis
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pandora’s box.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 pandora’s box.exe by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 30 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:

pandora’s box.exe

Publisher:

Firser (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Description:

inst all

Version:

1.0.0.6

MD5:

681ae45a713d8db47c3a6076ee4ef323

SHA-1:

4aa566f16487e0d1259a8ac0f1e6c91bd6646a25

SHA-256:

a09c437f5e5c231378844c2b3926fec7ddbc7015374524ec4acf13b0ca19b323

Scanner detections:

30 / 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:

4/16/2024 8:06:50 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1

656

Agnitum Outpost

Trojan.ULPM

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.FirseriaInstaller

2015.04.20

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Crypt.ULPM.Gen

7.11.30.172

avast!

Win32:Firseria-A [PUP]

150414-0

AVG

Adware AdInstaller.Firseria

2014.0.4311

Bitdefender

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1

1.0.20.550

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Downware-23

0.98/20403

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Solimba.J

21832

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader10.14117

9.0.1.0110

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria

8.15.04.20.10

ESET NOD32

Win32/FirseriaInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/Firseria

4/20/2015

F-Prot

W32/Trojan2.OOOO

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria

11.2015-20-04_2

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of spybot search & destroy.exe (Adware)

2015.7.21.17

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.FirseriaInstaller

t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.202.15642

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Firser

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Firser.A

v2015.04.20.10

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1

16.0.0.330

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.DownLoader10.cviyhv

0.30.16.1110

Norman

Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1

11.20150420

Panda Antivirus

Adware/Firseria

15.04.20.10

Quick Heal

PUA.Firseria.DC4

4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

Threat.Solimba.Bundler

15.4.20.6

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42

23.00.65.15418

Sophos

PUA 'Solimba Installer'

5.13

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4895151

39486

File size:

227.3 KB (232,760 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.6

Original file name:

install.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\pandora%e2%80%99s%20box.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

FIRSERIA, S.L.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

7/24/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/25/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:

9/2/2013 3:36:40 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:Qb/dXcUftuDtrFMP+vguMGP6MnrWPsWIa:0dXfftGFMP+vguMglWPn

Entry address:

0x57700

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 50, 42, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, FD, 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:

7.7998

Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

204 KB (208,896 bytes)

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