setup.exe

install manager

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 34 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 Firseria)

Product:
install manager

Description:
Installer

Version:
3.1.16

MD5:
ea7238fccaf15f5f8e012c58290c38ce

SHA-1:
a57d6e2eb1688cc2ca1d1c9714b2b30c4b25c98a

SHA-256:
025405316ed5b47fbfa239615a440bd23d776cee2c153e45bc9191d2c5b36080

Scanner detections:
34 / 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 5:37:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
355

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]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Fiseria-2
0.98/19419

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.AAFX
18963

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6300
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
8.16.02.15.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.S potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.3413
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-7196be7a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Win32.Application.Morstar
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12834

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.659

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2016.02.15.04

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Fiseria.dcjihc
0.28.2.60990

Norman
Application.Bundler.Firseria.J
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.514464
14.08.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.15.04

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Firseria.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.FirseriaInstaller!6.19E3
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.SNCCWJC
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Fiseria.Win32.535
2.0.0.1929

File size:
582.4 KB (596,384 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 1:34:44 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 1:34:44 PM

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:
7/18/2014 11:03:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:23ff0iVLXXqUL+YNmBB3kHgMrhWTI0ul1j7I:23TVLIjBUAMrhOU4

Entry address:
0x112C6

Entry point:
E8, 1E, 81, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A0, 19, 43, 00, E8, C4, 20, 00, 00, E8, 81, 25, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, B1, 80, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 5A, 3C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

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