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 38 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 s.l.  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
installer.exe

Description:
installer setup

Version:
3.1.13.6

MD5:
382a2b2ff0b6c5f91b92c6c58d027e47

SHA-1:
a2d242d7a1836a155bb32e39ec2f0d176e459913

SHA-256:
97bf1ac4aa78cc8ccdffd49560cff03736244330d551ce0517b11cae37143d19

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
4/25/2024 6:30:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
392

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.06.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.Firseria.3
7.11.156.126

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-160109

AVG
Solimba
2017.0.2870

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.1619

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.45

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7467
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18908

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.09

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.57453
8.16.01.09.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.L potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FirseriaInstaller
1/9/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c5664a86
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2016-09-01_7

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
14.0.0.843

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2016.01.09.07

McAfee
Artemis!17C5EDC90B56
5600.6526

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
17.0.0.27

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dbmkfk
0.28.2.60881

Norman
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
11.20160109

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.512288.B
14.08.01.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.09.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Firseria.Bundler (M)
16.1.9.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16DE88D5!383682773
23.00.65.16107

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OG814
7.2.9

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OG814
10.465.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9553
2.0.0.1844

File size:
501.4 KB (513,440 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
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:
6/20/2014 9:29:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:g5D4W9xOtO8XMLOjycd+0zmG4lPoFo6P3+zAoIM0eoYuP9BfnGqQpJMJCDxuRddV:g5Dp3x8XPjyYaIhf/0WCDxui/G

Entry address:
0xF07A

Entry point:
E8, 7C, 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, B8, 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:
7.6454

Code size:
117.5 KB (120,320 bytes)

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

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