setup.exe

The Setup Process

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 31 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:
Setup Process  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
The Setup Process

Description:
Setup Process

Version:
3.1.13.19

MD5:
5dadea0153c5fb1f539a0f1339ff905e

SHA-1:
c1894650de719193859fc49c05c2e86a18b6aa67

SHA-256:
3441159294830dedc00073041331a1e8071210ef3f451fe34844088dc7aca756

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
5/3/2024 3:38:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.58482
929

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Fiseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.07.03

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
7.11.30.172

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

AVG
Adware BundleApp.FG
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.14720

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.58482
1.0.20.1005

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7595
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.KUY
18749

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.34095
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.58482
8.14.07.20.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.M potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-e99f7ba5
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.58482
11.2014-20-07_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.58482
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12612

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.07.20.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.58482
15.0.0.603

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.421280.B
14.07.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.20.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.F
14.8.7.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.14718

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9680
2.0.0.1852

File size:
410.3 KB (420,128 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.19

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 7:34:44 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 7:34:44 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:
7/2/2014 2:57:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dfNuIBYY/tWSreGOsFXJt+mTovLjtNCXOUcS2:Jzb/ASrebWW0ovLBiD2

Entry address:
0x840A4

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:
7.9476

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 4 URLs.

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