setup.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, “ Application Install ” by Firseria has been detected as adware by 26 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)

Description:
Application Install

Version:
3.0.30.11

MD5:
1894162ed200cdc2aad5254730b067fc

SHA-1:
f563e4d39a9d58f0e66b89f23e39a89fb3a24a22

SHA-256:
6e6d78ea6e4ac67ada4843f9606194705b9183cbf515c52f1e8dcf535680d91e

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
5/16/2024 5:33:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
878

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.5585
7.11.151.92

AVG
Generic_c
2015.0.3398

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.1260

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2167
9.0.1.0210

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.F potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Morstar
7/29/2014

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-09-09_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.9.10.3

IKARUS anti.virus
Application.Bundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12184

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.3486

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.07.29.05

McAfee
Artemis!1894162ED200
5600.7054

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.756

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cumkck
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.29.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.F
14.8.7.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Morstar!6.149A
23.00.65.14727

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Morstar/Variant
10369

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0305
7.2.210

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

File size:
286.7 KB (293,608 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.30

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013·14

Original file name:
setupinstaller.exe

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:
2/25/2014 9:02:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/mRZ2W5Ij46YOG0G+EQ2eiAIQibh8HOlxHUbx1LqrGw1:/6H67bG0lEQ2kioOlNUv2rGw1

Entry address:
0xD7B9

Entry point:
E8, C8, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 44, 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, 44, 42, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, BA, 58, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, C8, 45, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, A7, 58, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, CC, 45, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.2435

Code size:
111.5 KB (114,176 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

q=http://pamila.medlafare.com/

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