photoscape.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, “Application Installer” by Firseria has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Appsinstaller  (signed by Firseria)

Description:
Application Installer

Version:
3.1.3

MD5:
f70a07d799bf42d95b6346b873cb667b

SHA-1:
dc39244f1a266569a1602931ade08d1e18f46b09

SHA-256:
0f90510631cead21b126a4e2d64993dcb85a4539f4b25ed3117044a99ec0afd7

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
4/26/2024 2:25:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
793

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.A.46
7.11.158.30

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140921

AVG
MalSign.Solimba
2015.0.3344

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.1685

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7596
0.98/19410

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2225
9.0.1.0264

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.09.21

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9518

F-Prot
W32/Morstar.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-03-12_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12598

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.3217

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.12.03.04

McAfee
Artemis!A602E1628FB2
5600.6927

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.1011

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvyseb
0.28.0.60577

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.03.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.K
14.9.21.12

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BundleInstaller/Variant
10200

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
27212

File size:
293.2 KB (300,264 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
installer.exe

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 1:34:44 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 1:34:44 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:
3/6/2014 1:11:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:H5uRH38i5OBwdmR62zdpuQtv3NxjMjtG6ZLlYBX:H0RH3nCwdmR62Vv3NuLZLlYBX

Entry address:
0xE4B9

Entry point:
E8, CD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, E4, 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, 24, E1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 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...
 
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Code size:
115 KB (117,760 bytes)

The file photoscape.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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