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 36 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:
3.1.13.7

MD5:
5ba38b3d606693196034f73ac920147c

SHA-1:
bffbd0e232a1f288821d5db87aadba616a648918

SHA-256:
e2f85d85d87cae04b058ee0101f9f5fea3247cec7ca1e547aa1f256766e20f25

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 1:50:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.57453
918

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.Firseria.A.9
7.11.156.166

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Solimba
2015.0.3396

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.14731

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.57453
1.0.20.1060

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7419
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18908

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4802
9.0.1.0212

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.57453
8.14.07.31.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.L potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/FirseriaInstaller
7/31/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c5664a86
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.57453
11.2014-31-07_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.57453
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.9.10.19

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12512

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.07.31.04

McAfee
Artemis!17C5EDC90B56
5600.7052

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.57453
15.0.0.636

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dbmkfk
0.28.2.60881

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

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.04

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.F
14.8.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16DE88D5!383682773
23.00.65.14729

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OG814
7.2.212

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OG814
10.465.31

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:
500.3 KB (512,288 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 9:34:44 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 9:34:44 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 8:59:18 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:05DK99xOtO8XMLOjyfdGdQK36OP9KEzmIr3JgYhCOPoKuRbdz5C241cOInPfnGf8:05Dc3x8XPjy07n1C4uASOIP/sE

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:
7.6438

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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