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setup.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 setup.exe, “Installer Application” by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 13 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:
63b8102cb0f4d97be2cd4731276ff7a0

SHA-1:
44442b54985f1f70efdfad373cada7e000d56578

SHA-256:
9c03b810df5ac749ae8ea560f0daa2ae293730abaa5979ce14d429e6a5fc0fa8

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/20/2024 2:08:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
521

avast!
MSIL:Crypt-KA [PUP]
2014.9-150901

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.Firseria
2016.0.2999

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1424
9.0.1.0244

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
8.15.09.01.12

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba.AB
9.8724

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2015-01-09_3

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup (12).exe (Adware)
2015.9.1.12

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Firser
14.0.0.1492

Norman
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
11.20150901

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.FIRSERIA.Bundler (M)
15.7.29.8

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
20856

File size:
193.3 KB (197,944 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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FIRSERIA, S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
7/24/2014 6:59:59 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:
8/20/2013 5:54:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:9BoVZJ+5RlPM3rdS0v9QFJtbP1QGNJH7H8+yvX/q0ANX1W1GzIP:32KM7dlv9Qx73H78pvvjSk0I

Entry address:
0x74E80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, 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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Entropy:
7.7972

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
172 KB (176,128 bytes)

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