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xpadder.exe

FIRSERIA, S.L.

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 xpadder.exe by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 27 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, S.L.)

Version:
1.0.0.13

MD5:
c9a51e7784f92d3509fbdedede05ff32

SHA-1:
2da10b6b23bf84f954f11aca79e9250c041b9edc

SHA-256:
12ab6853a659917bd28874cf81d3bde527206fa767d1b84405eaf022a33def4f

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:29:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
910

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Firseria
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Firseria.Gen
7.11.145.130

avast!
Win32:Firseria-A [PUP]
2014.9-140808

AVG
AdInstaller.Firseria
2015.0.3388

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
1.0.20.1100

Bkav FE
W32.MancamiLTA.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Firseria-6
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Solimba.J
18179

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1433
9.0.1.0220

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller (variant)
8.9729

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

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-08-08_6

G Data
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of picasa.exe (Adware)
2014.10.7.0

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11896

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Firser
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2014.08.08.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
15.0.0.660

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Firseria
14.08.08.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FIRSERIASL.H
14.8.8.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.9C54
23.00.65.14806

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Firseria/Variant
10434

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadMR
28650

File size:
164.3 KB (168,248 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.13

Copyright:
Copyright (c)2013

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\xpadder.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FIRSERIA, S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="FIRSERIA, S.L.", OU=IT, O="FIRSERIA, S.L.", L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
73C4780FAC0CD497B0778732FB8AF673

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/10/2013 5:12:54 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ViSVipBoNdGhm5P+0he9xagDexm6UJdme3HgrLpbPJG5h:IiilhmIQODDHBJdmOHIFs

Entry address:
0x76117

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:
7.8794

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
101 KB (103,424 bytes)

The file xpadder.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pc-file.com/xpadder/download/.../1564

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