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picasa.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 picasa.exe by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 19 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:
313dff039fe73d25abd740fb310fead4

SHA-1:
5f3cad407c945076aae0c014d2df2f9dc872fe8b

SHA-256:
a67edfd613eaf86cceb5b7f6278d816f3b129671679ec1c5c6bb64216f693806

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/19/2024 2:27:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.01.08

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.Gen
7.11.123.254

avast!
Win32:Firseria-A [PUP]
2014.9-140121

AVG
AdInstaller.Firseria
2015.0.3607

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Obfuscated.~EN
17572

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1433
9.0.1.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9262

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTEZ
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of srs hd audio lab.exe (Adware)
2014.1.2.11

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Backdoor
13.175.10766

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.4528

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.01.02.11

McAfee
PUP-FFT!313DFF039FE7
5600.7263

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FIRSERIASL.G
14.8.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.9C54
23.00.65.131231

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.96

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Morstar
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25202

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\picasa.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:
10/14/2013 4:23:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:O4HCWau/PlYeuL7ZLFh6Ca6cbL9l2hzB3fJCC6j8+Er6ez4:9iI/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 picasa.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://nl.download366.com/picasa/download/.../1135

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