firefox setup.exe

Baludamane

Max Criteria (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, “Baludamane Setup ” by Max Criteria (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:
Max Criteria (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Baludamane

Description:
Baludamane Setup

MD5:
271e27c69b8b89c6e505724835c9b304

SHA-1:
8cdd405ee52185dd572bb3ff80fda71908c0d4a5

SHA-256:
c45e5bb9750c831c958aafd9cfec89f9785dbd3134c2bbe9ebcbd13f398e6b10

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:
11/1/2024 4:28:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.17.6

File size:
1016.5 KB (1,040,904 bytes)

Product version:
3.8.1

Copyright:
Internet Lite

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
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 11:30:28 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 12:37:50 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121F0C6B8EDBABE266B325280BC664A1402

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ftUN881agIRk6fvFEdxg9XUudWz9vzOVrj7OKzA:ftg84ag63SdxoEP9vzOVzO2

Entry address:
0x9C40

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file firefox setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

http://www.bestconceptssoftware.com/c?x=KT i2Khp7JznElKqXRVY1MNhFBPLg8YasZswHvTegM0=&c=C5Uj8jiLHcoNxKDMHp7HNzkbRnBw/.../G0C3ApC6EBsQNkdPAaQdceSCQzdxp9NH79Nv7ccIESpZ9FH7u4sXIPfHUqP2Z8L xrzi9F4HoNssxrPAsqI9NSTVcXkD&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.vaultstowersmega.com/c?x=asM6Wu3KFj5c y1HJuBDL6OVrEZ6lNLk0StnHBVQZaY=&c=tvwJBS0CxoNeeuBfIPVoC U9JRIWXlCBMmcCGa6RtHn9uMSt/.../RUJgFV15aM4KIFSOATO7LOp 9costihkVRP uHsqBgshaAND7hpbxceMz 1FzBYOv4H &downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.packagequicksafe.com/c?x=nCvhOZYynDFNF09ZVODrAZT9rH5kfDqsiQsq19frXfM=&c=Rx1zsdbK7cT4EwDsljvSRXgUtm6Pj6Wg9yz RAmBV6KimcqzYIM SirPKVe9SZhWJLgjmodMpKNwRA7dwgOnnSL1zEjf4hiXxlDZVv9futnwW5FTldOwfhXoEDUiFNhO&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

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