setup.exe

install manager

POPELER SYSTEM, 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 by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L has been detected as adware by 27 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:
Popeler · sl  (signed by POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.)

Product:
install manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.16

MD5:
0fa17f43e98fb0553e8a6878f3bbe9a8

SHA-1:
828888b555e40dfab0bc1202fe4b7708515c74c9

SHA-256:
241a7bb2fe8b15db00b0714c00e1f5a5033ef5bcb9084a0e6214bbcd1a6aa07a

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:16:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
923

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Fiseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.25

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-140726

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AC
2014.0.4037

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.1035

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Fiseria-3
0.98/19476

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.AAFX
18963

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.0207

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.10.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.Q potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-aab2ddd2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-26-07_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12834

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.3502

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.07.26.04

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.621

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Fiseria.dcjihc
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.26.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.POPELERSYSTEMSL.F
14.7.27.13

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4895151
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.494
2.0.0.1943

File size:
497 KB (508,944 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.18

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
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/28/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/29/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", OU=IT, O="POPELER SYSTEM, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
58806C1A153885D4BFE2E3370340491F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/17/2014 9:12:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EJQ+jOklaaik9mBEg88Z9uKBtKWhW4Kyn:EJ1jV8kitZPaWhN5

Entry address:
0xF58C

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 77, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, D8, F3, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 6C, F0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 64, 42, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 64...
 
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Entropy:
7.6406

Code size:
118.5 KB (121,344 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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