firefox setup.exe

Dofenep

Superb Alpha (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, “Dofenep Setup ” by Superb Alpha (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. 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:
Dehi   (signed by Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Dofenep

Description:
Dofenep Setup

MD5:
393b0d0b92f1e283c1644fc0ffa93605

SHA-1:
9e1d57adce71217c73be20025d24151c1843b6f4

SHA-256:
8aafb46df870219d012e835f206e63c53c29c85b219284c1e1ac77288d99d77b

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 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:
11/2/2024 4:27:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.21.19

File size:
1.1 MB (1,109,896 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.7

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 5:00:57 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 7:48:43 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11217F30BAAF40AF8D13BE6DB4153600593E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 2:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5T8oVY4RL0CheMm0kDJQo6CpOq8ZqZHy99T5Fhf9umN6sZrA6:5TC4RLzsMeVB6Cwq0OHg5jf9nZZr/

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:
7.8768

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 16 URLs.

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