setup.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 setup.exe by Firseria has been detected as adware by 36 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:
Installation helper  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
Installation helper

Version:
3.1.13.33

MD5:
e2442f9e7a0576053b55d63fd553962d

SHA-1:
25b332bd0aeb7cc866a1ddad43a2b9eb1cbee7c1

SHA-256:
d5f679afc34b8223e0508988dadbdeeb0ea9b56c004a18b2bdd9f8466a02ca6f

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/19/2024 5:07:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
395

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.15

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.Firseria.A.19
7.11.198.180

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-160106

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2017.0.2873

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.1616

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.30

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-752127
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.HYM
18907

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.34145
9.0.1.06

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Firseria
8.16.01.06.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.M potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.88097
1/6/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-1d7b3bb9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2016-06-01_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12719

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.859

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2016.01.06.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!7F6484587EAE
5600.6529

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
17.0.0.18

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kazy.dgpkyj
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
11.20160106

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.414112
14.07.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.06.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A3
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Firseria.Bundler (M)
16.1.6.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16104

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.10290
2.0.0.1901

File size:
404.2 KB (413,928 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.19

Copyright:
© 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/11/2013 9:34:44 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 9:34:44 AM

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:
7/11/2014 4:35:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6gffF5hZ2v2hiPO8WI4iU83wGqMgvOc5XX:6gXRzb8WIK838735XX

Entry address:
0x820A4

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:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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

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