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firefox setup.exe

Application Installer

Criteria Quality (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 setup.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by Criteria Quality (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.

File name:

firefox setup.exe

Publisher:

Installer (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Application Installer

Description:

Application Installer Setup

MD5:

9dc5ae2bda78e38a740d057748b8ff31

SHA-1:

170f34bd168916b90201c8f6f2eb59564ad7f2b8

SHA-256:

4e36bd86a33a4fa816b9d692726c3082da6afa31dd37928e2c7cf2d68d514295

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:

11/5/2024 7:41:47 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.1.27.8

File size:

969.4 KB (992,656 bytes)

Product version:

1.2.7

Internet

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\firefox setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 7:51:34 PM

Valid to:

6/29/2016 8:09:55 PM

Subject:

CN=Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:hN7LKXirSl5g5MYuHz9GNh6zCaWM4UEIBtot+k2G:hR2XirSXXYuT9GrMDE6Rk2G

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:

7.9325

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file firefox setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.filestomes.com/c?x=rKZP5MjevCFc9xoDffwo6aATpu5 3k4f2 SrChlsgjI=&c=q3Z85B1fqaej/.../vR70H9m9wOL9j6iNuwsX0 dFncXZTHCUe&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.tourworldmeta.com/c?x=xGee37UwAOOr0VJ1tDwLIfbVbDBSI/Yrsm5/xJC9Agw=&c=FlN1vcRVNgRBuNMCoYP1L/2/.../Gl8JX5jr NwXDLmQVdSq2etpqp6sCadr PbA02KkdlCeEew6TXy&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.giftbestsafe.com/c?x=KuBwcx0lxZiE7tkYf3B3gOwmLc5u e9JJW Sh/TUnE0=&c=8m1vmGbDI8SMcbYIKLI3qA2yUyPrYhXxqA8Yswrw4yDdQK8dlsI0WGNl3R0ivOHJSjhUDe G9HYUS5VSGV8/.../y5GwLmXdQkr1awuwa&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

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