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firefox setup.exe

Lotacepab

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefox setup.exe, “Lotacepab Setup ” by Darwen Marketing 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:
Falusose   (signed by Darwen Marketing Inc.)

Product:
Lotacepab

Description:
Lotacepab Setup

Version:
3.8.4.4

MD5:
9456b82f219d4733967a717dde36b3be

SHA-1:
9b297af37e7ef203faf08ed2c45a20cb025e89ce

SHA-256:
9b3e49ee164f86408cc509942af1f085ec0b0a3c5d17840067162d52b90a3b97

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:31:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DarwenMa.Installer (M)
16.3.21.22

File size:
1014.8 KB (1,039,128 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

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:
Darwen Marketing Inc.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/15/2016 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/17/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., OU=IT, O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1F1F22B813CDB509DAAD9139C753C40F

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:y1UD+IEILGTewEIKzX68O/ad5gF2SYq/6QgsyQE3Jt7tU8LwIbYwe:ye6IEIqCnzK8sUCF2hsyb3JhtXbf

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 8 URLs.

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http://www.stocktowersoftware.com/.../42CQFHEmamUHe&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.todayuniversebits.com/c?x=0ixmpbJ25Tm5CNzqKiLGisjsHYOdyGty1a34vwTcATw=&c=J9uUoZ16ujaPTPdkgkSuW3wqyic tt4TURTxet61y4NliPRsaOFNzzDmG7 AKBcyxAGS3wjIUOAIKBKXrqsVFDQoG7Jj5pcCFeQE47Zu4ngzS7ThqerdOWEmJ AQUDFI&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.bytehostbulk.com/c?x=T57m5wh6UWWfWY/1wXojvy4LbGJapqcz3CYh1Mce4jU=&c=hn3sztS/6QNKNQ6ZYoKTKV2wIXvOVxm4iZAtPQU/.../SZ gXP06YJlPF94UvsIGG2zbjlGWCmbT3nd1qWsEXVl&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.stocktowersoftware.com/c?x=zZufDd kPMI0iWDLCDFkIuZSKDwiiayFh8X0DyFOrNg=&c=idEmoKTyVAiKSNCAkA/.../lVDfCLTwIyuK&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.stocktowersoftware.com/c?x=rBOBRvIW4 yjF4RlqVvscDw1nctmDm4nCt7y/.../xBN7MEjr7zTSw3n98X1CuVcD &downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.bytehostbulk.com/c?x=wwGF8w6xodxAlBT7mllic16goMy0D0XYAiHKPYsBXtM=&c=VYN9haBp3WcpMjswI0C5ENAMPz5 99UOdNz0OZMZGxgJR1HN8IzrzLfSzkMKZNVqkU0keOsE9mvD2dqgRccGmjKw1nIc5F9s02QiZ1Wka20DpSuPoUyn kEPM1KQtUZ0&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.bytehostbulk.com/c?x=O2ELIqDUvlTG6dQTyf02GBrvd4jnBXfS/t lRJQ0M0c=&c=KvwFPHNy3bnBTw97FRBNuT9xgx8AmaQwjrcFvnrnJ/.../mupAYo5y3rdbXNoRXQzaF0ZjyWJESYeSG92W1pwzQY8Uo 7pTskDE&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

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