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vid plaY

The application firefox.exe by vid plaY has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from download-file.downloadzone.org.
Publisher:
vid plaY  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cfcde83789ef32727fd9d279e05f621b

SHA-1:
ec13bfe1c710d7db9290067092ff20574037744f

SHA-256:
20139cf2453a6ac60dfcb8764b56a8bcf05e5f67c6da8840ab5f1655210821af

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 1:23:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.04.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
3.6.1.96

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3141

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.323
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.e
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dpxqwg
0.30.10.952

Quick Heal
Adware.NSIS.OutBrowse.A
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Outborwse
15.4.12.22

File size:
566.6 KB (580,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
vid plaY

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/15/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=vid plaY, O=vid plaY, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
35A9C40292102727C460D1CD1111D5B0

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WnWQeFSnHtgNOAq14NxsiNu1gbAUNZgwHHqFl3pvGQeREJQ:Wnj0DsiNZAuZgzL5vG3q

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, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9410

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://download-file.downloadzone.org/download/229/.../

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