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Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application firefox setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings) 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Generic installer   (signed by Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
3.3.1.7

MD5:
4939cba5acf2b6c35d754afd3a39f56f

SHA-1:
425b2099009fd5ef5447a810ab4022be0c8ebe57

SHA-256:
b3e03c9b415ff1863cc920650f212a4f8af7aa4b0cd99bdfc604d8412143af75

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
1/8/2025 2:32:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.15.19

File size:
962.1 KB (985,224 bytes)

Product version:
4.1.2

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:
Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/30/2015 10:35:08 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 10:35:08 AM

Subject:
CN=Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121E192A11C95AAEEB64ABF0A45A725DEA8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:pNxpIJFozfhCRmTNgk490fK0qIUt0/Sg5yGBFvg0JbnH7OyA3QX/:pNEozHTNg1nzmMKFvg0JDCXO

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:
7.9295

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 URL.

http://www.todaydownloadstoday.com/c?x=BeAF6z4wT/26GpXKxZrl5axUm5J/rkMDDQnMa6 AHoE=&c=d2cjXiE oDd6HmO1qXwXTfv7dO7VSpLknqp8Tgl/vHWD2HJlfPA8j0QZORlCsZsVsyYK U6BQNneZC2tdhX0A1J5zocuViAKd8kVAWQjLvoub56De9PP61f868Zi4yh/iIdOwATvrRBP1vce2 oTYg==&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree3.com/landers/.../download.php

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