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firefox setup.exe

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Setup 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, “Installer Setup ” by Setup 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. 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.

File name:

firefox setup.exe

Publisher:

Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.) (signed and verified)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

Version:

2.0.3.3

MD5:

64ca93644317830002bcb3191ec2fac2

SHA-1:

cbef2e48b505c84e90d530d859a887b7806511af

SHA-256:

b4232ddfb712032daeaba62e8f347819f85ef230cfa5fc874e9985426138342c

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 '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:

11/28/2024 11:57:12 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.2.2.1

File size:

960.3 KB (983,368 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.2

Web program

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:

Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 10:23:08 PM

Valid to:

6/29/2016 10:32:29 PM

Subject:

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

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121734671448CB8540659135FEB5A8E8573

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:+miOa0eOFSiIgFA9q0QgiFg/ORnYhoBXa+R6cPiFjT:+HaexiIRqFgTONYh6KcyV

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.9307

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 2 URLs.

http://www.apptowerstag.com/c?x=LS9GWN40ClNxm8DAZ 3m5e 4g/EoLA2VCjEHUYT25Ig=&c=7KwrjS/9bY4jsCTvppTYjjERDpal4dgNiH72LJ2wIw 8NuNWi7M/6pmBA4phCqJoXvHhq0QFEnpUvSQOUyql c8HOySLHdkl/uCL Zc5m/.../ERugXEPC&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.tagcapitalfactory.com/c?x=Rf6cSYuVOOT8bA n/.../thkso4yzkIKvXYnegzTS3wi6gbM&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

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