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firefox_install.exe

Mozilla Firefox

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_install.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. 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:

firefox_install.exe

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

Mozilla Firefox

Version:

3.0.0.88

MD5:

74dffd975783cce9bfaf4c1b708bb7f7

SHA-1:

109d90ea10544cb2643ed1fa610f64f8d9344cec

SHA-256:

0384b18f38dc31a4d5ce7f309669a337fc46303984d6775019ff93782688930e

Scanner detections:

11 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:

11/24/2024 5:32:28 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Bundler

2015.03.25

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen

7.11.30.172

avast!

Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]

150320-0

AVG

Potentially harmful program DownloadAssistant.A

2014.0.4257

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.30

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.DownloadHelper.dpgylc

0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.Air Software

15.3.24.14

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48

23.00.65.15322

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

38552

File size:

845.2 KB (865,456 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.88

Original file name:

firefox_install.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\firefox_install.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

2/15/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/16/2016 3:59:59 PM

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:

3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/23/2015 1:03:43 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:aBroDJj8zblSR12rKwLUk2xAeytlro3bPD:iFvrlLCBt3bPD

Entry address:

0x126A

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3... 
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Entropy:

7.0588

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

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

http://files.browser-downloads.info/v2/click/6klji8cn/?d=http://au.free-browser.co/downloads/firefox/firefoxinstall_en_us.exe&key=a25eb59f1e0c158bb7b805a1aa431ce6bf8475009efacc99417f8f3697c66765&sid=firefox_-_6&uid=CJGg49SBvsQCFRSEfgodbXgA_A&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://au.free-browser.co/graphics/firefox/product_image_ff_new_u.png&n=Mozilla Firefox&filename=firefox_install&done_url=http://browser-download.info/.../&cancel_url=http://browser-download.info/.../?error=1

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