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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application firefox.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Safe Down 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 Adknowledge Fusion 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
fcc8f0c2d3de4fbddc0d07f92f9a8368

SHA-1:
fd1ab57e61f738c43f3b4cef842971035e55d3c7

SHA-256:
b963baef42cf4d8b6a0f4430bad357838e569b9e20b8eac8c42c7fed208362cf

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/25/2024 4:37:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SafeDown.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.0

File size:
225.9 KB (231,280 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Down

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/2014 5:00:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Cs5GcpOe3c60dXeSFG6zSDiq7Lt2MMW87B38vkIJUUxzqkbppqYaUodajuoQKnjt:jtOeJoufDiiUMMR7BzUxW0pA+U+Oi

Entry address:
0x5CB1

Entry point:
E8, 42, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, DC, 71, 40, 00, 6A, 14, 68, B8, A3, 40, 00, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 34, C4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, BC, 71, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, B8, 71, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, A2, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 34, C4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 30, C4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, A4, 71, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 65, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45...
 
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Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://www.ifreeupdates.com/.../download.php?id=5464e267ef02e&i=150064

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