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 37 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:
3.1.13.22

MD5:
83d9c78c431f5d2a7352d8242b66a173

SHA-1:
f4c5fe47dd70c07fe953e1224884fa2aa1099993

SHA-256:
ee46c19224a2341157c104435aa933d19845fc8383597f8c74672aa1bcc3b429

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/24/2024 5:34:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
383

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Fiseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.08.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.Firseria.A.13
7.11.157.248

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
2014.9-160118

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2017.0.2861

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Fiseria
4.0.3.16118

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
1.0.20.90

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-751375
0.98/19312

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Firseria.TLAI
19335

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.34095
9.0.1.018

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
8.16.01.18.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.M potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Fiseria
1/18/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-fdccb670
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor
11.2016-18-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Solimba
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
14.0.0.798

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2016.01.18.09

McAfee
Artemis!E7920CCDF811
5600.6517

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Graftor.146451
17.0.0.54

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Kazy.dgpkyj
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.58503
11.20160118

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.413600.B
14.08.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.18.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Firseria.A3
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Firseria.Bundler (M)
16.1.18.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16116

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07G614
7.2.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9906
2.0.0.1903

File size:
403.9 KB (413,600 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 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:
7/3/2014 12:32:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ph2plJgBGqDi2ETR5iAUrswqPoFRRkngZ3wstvv:PkyB1DiNTXiHEAFRCgqsNv

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:
7.9828

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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