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firefox-setup-en-25.0.exe

Mozilla Firefox v25.0

Software Assistant

The application firefox-setup-en-25.0.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.afterdawn.com a web site host known to distribute potentially unwanted software operated by AfterDawn.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mozilla Firefox v25.0

Version:
3.0.0.157

MD5:
73b919b013681a855af756e733e74ffc

SHA-1:
83ce19b62a59af4b8e792f680a9fb810ea7a00fa

SHA-256:
7c49a1d43d6594b78facf60313e789293a4f92ba59a5c4cc1401567998dcb972

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 2:44:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.7.22.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,143,304 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.157

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\firefox-setup-en-25.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/16/2016 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
5/17/2017 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5E20963D8600576BB605A10CBE45F3D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 7:51:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YxGnQEDgb9jkQcjTDiBitp5RRz6KCqsUWEJakc:dZDgeNp9Ps5EJakc

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9705

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

The file firefox-setup-en-25.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.afterdawn.com/v2/click/461ijmxm/?d=http://www.afterdawn.com/software/.../download.cfm?&version_id=71109&installer_download=1&air_installer=1&key=03974b7fc07c9d1979256a565457e3f555845fba01683970f9e6e7d351354ed9&n=Mozilla Firefox v25.0&filename=Firefox-Setup-EN-25.0

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