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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 32 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:
482a3db1c8489bcec43a19f6d3442428

SHA-1:
8ac31482ea53eb5fb1ba709a625b3007297481d0

SHA-256:
fa5132c35d5fa9739098ac4a1ac4ed0bb8351a50f1823a0dc971d0caee85db20

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
4/24/2024 5:37:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
5819888

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Firseria-A [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.Firseria
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.FirseriaInstaller
4.0.3.141121

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
1.0.20.1625

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Firseria
0.98/19659

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Obfuscated.~EN
18952

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1433, Adware.Downware.1433
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTEZ
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-21-11_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Bechiro
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12819

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Firser
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.11.21.12

McAfee
PUP-FFT
5600.6940

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
15.0.0.975

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cslwyy
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Firseria
14.11.21.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Morstar.O3
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FIRSERIASL.G
14.11.21.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.9C54
23.00.65.141119

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Morstar.Win32.1
2.0.0.1782

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FIRSERIA, S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2014 8:59:59 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 11:23:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:44HCWau/PlYeuL7ZLFh6Ca6cbL9l2hzB3fJCC6j8+Er6ez4:niI/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://pt.pc-file.info/picasa/download/.../1135

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