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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, “Installer Application” by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 23 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  (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Description:
Installer Application

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
7aa3c308d42c7c5fd7cb7cdfd23cda42

SHA-1:
eb2df505e508d596f997ff34bb7051a7b464690f

SHA-256:
f1571bb7ff28f687ca1dbf4ade60ef2ecf5571df2b8399e9415a93ae5e2b8b46

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:23:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
893

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.08.26

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.169.68

avast!
Win32:Firseria-A [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.Firseria
2014.0.4007

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
1.0.20.1190

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.J
19313

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Firseria
8/26/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-26-08_3

G Data
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.Solimba
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Firser
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.08.26.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
15.0.0.714

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Firseria
14.08.26.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM11.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FIRSERIASL.K
14.8.26.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.14824

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Downware.Morstar.FIRSERIA
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
32210

File size:
192.8 KB (197,432 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

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:
7/24/2013 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:
8/19/2013 8:13:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:yqAiQt6R1JNIKGISa7bMOXXpDUJutPuL0SGL7NzGHgedpLaUClE9lBJzRpdb3PNu:ztWxaTZKrGL7cHg/+jbFI

Entry address:
0x73C10

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, FB, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
168 KB (172,032 bytes)

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

http://nl.download366.com/photoscape/download/.../1351

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