firefox-13108-dp.exe

Hof

Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefox-13108-dp.exe, “Hof Setup ” by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hof

Description:
Hof Setup

MD5:
dca5d53208d3a16bd11a240181cbb617

SHA-1:
c7ffff7d9729135b35cfd3e9783d233e6de3b365

SHA-256:
a085de45cbf0cd5a484469b57edf2e834805c886c47956c6508e4ebdf366c567

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
12/26/2024 3:48:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.6.20.15

File size:
965.6 KB (988,752 bytes)

Product version:
2.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\firefox-13108-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 1:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 5:06:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UJi+t786bZa4IfLxWBrPIaPoOghcuplRS:UoM786boTqrHoj2urRS

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9346

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file firefox-13108-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 15 URLs.

http://www.softwaresignconecpt.com/c?x=6QKmsHbuFAPCk7eo42EgsBBmYeWx32Q20Xns7GdDodA=&c=5CLBM9yymIhM4laStFCLCozhn 0bf0CGEK7jhnPT7ZgyhhV3uwYJpCpHcy4in1Z1r2xPhyRDFXE/Aipln2KnNtmqDFU6Ir6WW5Vc2BNalSg1lHhnfdZ8w7IOjMVQ0x6YRj71U/b62LPeTr1l/pRsBQ==&e=0&fallback_url=https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/47.0/win64/.../Firefox Setup 47.0.exe&downloadAs=Firefox-13108-dp.exe

http://www.softwaresignconecpt.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