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photoscape.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 photoscape.exe by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 12 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·s·l·  (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Version:
1.0.0.15

MD5:
6d520ba07cf5c9d0ff4173d44b1d4dc5

SHA-1:
30319868559045ca3d44ce88b7ef00d423f3b517

SHA-256:
f4d926c90abb7aff629a2c88e0fd1a737b0be6acb75040228d193688f31b0df1

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/20/2024 5:12:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Obfuscated.~EN
17358

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1433
9.0.1.0235

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTEZ
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.8.23.1

K7 AntiVirus
Backdoor
13.175.10814

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.1540

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2015.08.23.01

McAfee
Trojan-FDHF!FDA0A9565730
5600.6665

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cslwyy
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.FIRSERIA.Bundler (M)
15.7.22.16

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.95

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
23850

File size:
165.3 KB (169,272 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.15

Copyright:
Copyright(c) 2013

Original file name:
installer·exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FIRSERIA, S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2014 6:59:59 PM

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:
10/14/2013 9:23:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:d4HCWau/PlYeuL7ZLFh6Ca6cbL9l2hzB3fJCC6j8+Er6ez4:+iI/PlY37ZLF4Ca6WABqBOvs

Entry address:
0x76117

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
101 KB (103,424 bytes)

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

http://www.download366.info/photoscape/download/.../1351

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