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adwcleaner.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 adwcleaner.exe by FIRSERIA, S.L has been detected as adware by 12 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:
Frsera·sl  (signed by FIRSERIA, S.L.)

Description:
Dwnld·Mnger

Version:
1.0.0.20

MD5:
054a177b09ab575701f379e279832f7e

SHA-1:
a8829c6381bb5309d10ed6eb15b5d30ec681a031

SHA-256:
9294235017131a33fcd4e7d4fdec51995e05107e3693d067ecc8a7f2cd851e76

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
5/16/2024 6:09:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Strictor
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Firseria-A [PUP]
2014.9-150910

AVG
AdInstaller.Firseria
2016.0.2990

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
1.0.20.1265

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ultimate boot cd.exe (Adware)
2015.9.10.19

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12109

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
14.0.0.1446

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Firseria
v2015.09.10.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
16.0.0.759

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Morstar.cqhuua
0.28.0.59911

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.FIRSERIA.Bundler (M)
15.8.4.20

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Morstar.Win32.7
2.0.0.1792

File size:
161.3 KB (165,176 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.23

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
·install·exe·

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FIRSERIA, S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/24/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/25/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
11/12/2013 12:07:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:BjSkrwevwwuvy6/Dq13YvXZZtLt8gQb6i+w5woutWj/n:gOBvwwFz1ohriYoSK

Entry address:
0x73080

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 45, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, FA, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 1D, 13, 07, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 72, 10, 02, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 00, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
136 KB (139,264 bytes)

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

http://nl.download366.com/adwcleaner/download/.../11450

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