photoscape.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 photoscape.exe 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.
Publisher:
Firseria s.l.  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
installer.exe

Description:
installer setup

Version:
3.1.13.3

MD5:
182a96d07f071fd139302c4f8b3125e7

SHA-1:
976bfd5b4f173e04668302973c409f57a7d29e3d

SHA-256:
1e2e89c43ffcb0d47c71489cac80f74f8af083541245592dc84165f9c1993a83

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:49:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.503744
651

AVG
Solimba
2016.0.3129

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.570

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.0206

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.L potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.503744
11.2015-24-04_6

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.25.18

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12484

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2015.04.24.03

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
16.0.0.342

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.24.03

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Solimba.Bundler
15.4.24.11

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
29708

File size:
501.2 KB (513,256 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\photoscape.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/11/2013 12:34:44 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 12:34:44 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:
6/18/2014 4:44:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e0rHvfcA1OYg1x6YtCzDfXKoUXBipALLbsfuwE:e0rHv0Yg/NGvmBNLaE

Entry address:
0xF08A

Entry point:
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Code size:
117.5 KB (120,320 bytes)

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