setup.exe

installer.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 40 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 sl  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
installer.exe

Description:
setup_manager

Version:
3.1.13

MD5:
1d7386f21bcfc0c2bdede669852048d1

SHA-1:
8bb03944e941675ecd21f9b079772b9e639b1dca

SHA-256:
ce214c407108eda41e73a050a4b106a3fe9276291f71355c6110c96fcb64d35b

Scanner detections:
40 / 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 4:05:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
384

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.06.13

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Nsis.Agent.bk
7.11.156.20

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-160117

AVG
Solimba
2017.0.2862

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.NSIS.Agent
4.0.3.16117

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.85

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7310
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.AC
18622

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.017

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Jaike.125
8.16.01.17.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.K potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.30264
1/17/2016

F-Prot
W32/Trojan2.OENT
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2016-17-01_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12484

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.803

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2016.01.17.07

McAfee
Artemis!47D4004EE6E9
5600.6518

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
17.0.0.51

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dbhvln
0.28.0.60253

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Firseria.11
11.20160117

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.506600
14.12.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.17.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.1ec
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.Fiseria.r5 (Not a Virus)
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Firseria.Bundler (M)
16.1.17.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.19E3
23.00.65.16115

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Firseria/Variant
9380

Total Defense
Win32/Solimba.HEdGQL
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NH07FK14
7.2.17

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0OLE14
10.465.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9494
2.0.0.1833

File size:
500.7 KB (512,744 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.17

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 10:34:44 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 10:34:44 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:
6/12/2014 10:00:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:l7G2ECYWo6T+9t77Qi9EX78g71xjUKGYGZYP887:l7vELKC4R7d/jwYU87

Entry address:
0xF05C

Entry point:
E8, 6A, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 10, F4, 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, BC, 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:
7.6488

Code size:
117 KB (119,808 bytes)

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