windows defender.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 windows defender.exe, “ Application Install ” by Firseria has been detected as adware by 30 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:
1542ef9d2614b5d80dc31a7654e59f24

SHA-1:
19d4adceec9dc7454fd2a2507b8c15a2fbe5d826

SHA-256:
40dd7c1d772735703d2977d8d904eac3f04b4a1456656be531f41ff89b2925f6

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/18/2024 9:34:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
884

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Firseria
2014.09.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.5585
7.11.170.194

avast!
Win32:Firseria-C [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic_c
2015.0.3362

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
1.0.20.1230

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6582
0.98/19332

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Firseria
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.F potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Morstar
9/3/2014

F-Prot
W32/Morstar.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-03-09_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.Solimba
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Fiseria
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Solimba
v2014.09.03.08

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Firseria.A
15.0.0.738

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cumkck
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Fiseria.293608
14.09.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.03.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Firseria.Q
14.9.3.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Morstar!6.149A
23.00.65.14901

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Morstar/Variant
10381

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Solimba.Win32.6
2.0.0.1911

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\windows defender.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:
2/25/2014 12:02:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jmRZ2W5Ij46YOG0G+EQ2eiAIQibh8HOlxHUbx1LqrGl:j6H67bG0lEQ2kioOlNUv2rGl

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:
7.2436

Code size:
111.5 KB (114,176 bytes)

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