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 24 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:
Dwnloader  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
dwnloader

Description:
Dwnloader Setup

Version:
3,1,16,9

MD5:
73357a9d440e392d7e5cae3c8313190f

SHA-1:
98bcfc607eeae88f6f40b412a03952f241704025

SHA-256:
a9fcb372d639c51c2d93048f1e5155f6b7d55fb7d30c57217797bad3426e012a

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
5/8/2024 9:51:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.R
360

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-160210

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2017.0.2838

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.R
1.0.20.205

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.MAR
19849

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.34679
9.0.1.041

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.M potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.88097
2/10/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-d5327520
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2016-10-02_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
16.2.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.683

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2016.02.10.08

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.R
17.0.0.123

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.414112.D
14.10.19.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A3
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Firseria.Bundler (M)
16.2.10.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16208

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.684
2.0.0.1959

File size:
404.4 KB (414,112 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.19

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:
7/23/2014 5:13:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zp0UI/c+ZYw062J6ENFJDklL5ZwqrV/q2wZYcyA96Pd+XMpvG+HePbp3qPB26KWQ:N0zmwb2kEbtA3C2OT4V+XM2NoB2oo

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:
7.9831

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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