setup.exe

The Setup Process

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 37 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:
Setup Process  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
The Setup Process

Description:
Setup Process

Version:
3.1.13.23

MD5:
46e3b96237e002c7f184827dac3c3163

SHA-1:
7ea03af88dc4a848ed9f8b8548604d29c1cdc545

SHA-256:
7bca679624793e2955671ce7f7b094855a380c470d40c18642032fc041d1af61

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
5/3/2024 8:51:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
6584648

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Fiseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.08.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.Firseria.A.13
7.11.157.248

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
150129-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.FL
2014.0.4257

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.15228

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
1.0.20.295

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-751375
0.98/19312

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.TLAI
19335

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.34095
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Firseria
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.M potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Fiseria
2/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-fdccb670
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.Firseria
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2015.02.28.01

McAfee
Artemis!E7920CCDF811
5600.6840

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
16.0.0.177

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kazy.dgpkyj
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.413600.B
14.08.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.28.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A3
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Solimba
15.2.28.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15226

Sophos
PUA 'Solimba Installer'
5.11

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07G614
7.2.59

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9906
2.0.0.1903

File size:
403.7 KB (413,416 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.19

Copyright:
Copyright©2014

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:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/11/2013 7:34:44 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 7:34:44 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:
7/4/2014 5:51:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Xev/aivtoqWGkzzdFH1jWTmKMRQZgYuTw4Zpd64:Xev/VVoqPWjCNMRQZvol44

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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Entropy:
7.9834

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 4 URLs.

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