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The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application firefox.exe by Downloadinfo 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 Adlogica Downloader installer. 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:
Downloadinfo  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d879aa6365a68144b642810083f65e71

SHA-1:
c4ca63afd7f67e5be944f55414a9f0e3a71cb4b4

SHA-256:
290f5e0a6a85bfdde63f489b3808e6ae40617e59b56afac3c6f1001e6a129b84

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 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:
11/23/2024 11:26:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.Download.Bundler (M)
16.7.12.3

File size:
582.8 KB (596,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\firefox.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadinfo

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Downloadinfo, O=Downloadinfo, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0086FD7D8A08F1EAEB6084518153EB026C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:P746+PYMG55iWpGTA14Tl6S7p3uJTa2vUENVQznmCN0:P74JPYMG6Y1mUSNSjs2Qzn7

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9741

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file firefox.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.download4desktop.com/1420266957/DownloadManager/GetALGK3?p=1955&d=1782&l=1701&n=1&productname=Firefox&d1=161199&d2=153&exeurl=https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/33.0/win32/en-US/Firefox Setup Stub 33.0.exe&filename=Firefox&dynamicname=Firefox&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=7ejp0h0epglepnn89ibidbou7oqsj349vob8i15uqkvh7tc2plg1-dabd1407b5109645466512edd4648c1d&d=downloadease.net&p=Firefox&pid=3&countryid=265

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