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firefox_setup.exe

DownloadWizard Downloader

Insane Entertainment, LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefox_setup.exe by Insane Entertainment 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 installCore 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:
Insane Entertainment, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
DownloadWizard Downloader

Version:
1.0.5.52934

MD5:
6ae5559e262dbeb116858db4c57280f4

SHA-1:
14a7a379e6a7893fe4cd5e02967900af0233e567

SHA-256:
765f12dd75afcb37872366e1a62ea886386b1d49d2465125027767b4af92647a

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:
11/15/2024 12:41:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.15.14

File size:
1.1 MB (1,192,904 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.52934

Original file name:
ClickOnceSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Insane Entertainment, LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/30/2015 6:36:02 AM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 6:36:02 AM

Subject:
CN="Insane Entertainment, LLC", O="Insane Entertainment, LLC", S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121C68C848067DD3AC3E790B78A31612241

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/18/2016 3:52:21 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x11B60E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.8613

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,153,024 bytes)

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