» firefox_download.exe
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firefox_download.exe

Download-Manager

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application firefox_download.exe by Download Assistant 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 AirInstaller Download Manager 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

Download-Manager

Version:

3.0.0.154

MD5:

6519a0f759f8e7369812476eb60ae5d5

SHA-1:

3d20dc8f73b0e1b5007215b698fdb4af9cc33604

SHA-256:

7e2416faaf6d95364c00a60edbf756c4f93c00035bb266972e883a8590ad62ee

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 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:

12/27/2024 3:46:51 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)

16.6.12.19

File size:

1.1 MB (1,134,904 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.154

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\firefox_download.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

1/26/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/27/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:

1278A8BBE7E82E656B1FD4779E9BC2F0

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/30/2013 3:21:56 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:dxGHkni0BRr45gUgzR9PZZCrypnQEtN3RMugehdkJ+9YqEJakO:2f0jbND/QEtdkJ+9YqEJakO

Entry address:

0x113BC

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://dateien.jetzt-herunterladen.co/v2/click/b81dea32/?d=http://eu-cdn.jetzt-herunterladen.com/files/firefox_install_de.exe&key=278cf02f0ecc6669cd57e7db1d5a561cd7e43e36a74ad4d9f7989dc80c294bf4&sid=PPC10&uid=JHLCID56e869edf3157&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://www.jetzt-herunterladen.com/graphics/product_image_generic.png&n=Download-Manager&filename=firefox_download&done_url=http://jetzt-herunterladen.com/.../&cancel_url=http://jetzt-herunterladen.com/.../?error=1

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