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 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:
Firseria sl  (signed by Firseria)

Product:
installer.exe

Description:
setup_manager

Version:
3.1.12.10

MD5:
e9d874af2589096c352c21843db952f6

SHA-1:
fe80b2c68befb2d44419a78fbb7bc5138c4cdaf3

SHA-256:
906efef41949df5a5e6502a450b1d61af1712b23d741f2fdf1790e35236b8f94

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:50:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
947

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.06.13

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.Firseria.A.6
7.11.156.18

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

AVG
Adware BundleApp.EI
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.NSIS.Agent
4.0.3.1487

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.915

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-741164
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FirseriaInstaller.AC
18617

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4436
9.0.1.0183

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.145199
8.14.07.02.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.K potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Trojan2.OENT
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-02-07_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BundleApp
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712436

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AppsInstaller
v2014.07.02.05

McAfee
Artemis!47D4004EE6E9
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.549

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Fiseria.dazxyc
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.02.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.1ec
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.F
14.8.15.15

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07FI14
7.2.183

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782980
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9494
2.0.0.1833

File size:
497.7 KB (509,672 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.17

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:
6/10/2014 10:58:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8JYcsNPHn39nFhCdGsuxBir2gr1xLKQKqYUI:8JYcsN/3NFheGBP6/W

Entry address:
0xE61A

Entry point:
E8, 7C, 79, 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, E4, 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, BC, E0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 54, 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:
7.6480

Code size:
115 KB (117,760 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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