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firefox_setup.exe

Mozilla Firefox

Software Assistant

The application firefox_setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.net-downloads.net.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mozilla Firefox

Version:
3.0.0.136

MD5:
7c8db838f83b841b3a5a065948b1fd2a

SHA-1:
1f9545f91e56d94e744bc1d71be49fdccb8f9390

SHA-256:
7e3c9136c61917eb590e2840d3cbb0e26e9c2bf605a00c76dc07f0c9e2720efb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 12:44:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Installer (M)
16.5.20.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,133,880 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.136

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
11/23/2015 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/23/2016 10:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
53285F5F42262CAC7FF10EA4113D53ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2013 1:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9xGP62nbbRIJIqFNFxpMdTufYjfu2HFKynUtcI0Ck3O3K6rOOU:WFnuJTIFufOKt0FSK6G

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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Entropy:
6.9597

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://files.net-downloads.net/v2/click/ab6e0ac3/?d=http://sg-cdn.net-download.com/files/firefoxinstall_en_us.exe&key=2965a24c19749b625c5ef9c4a944ab8187cdc1f49b72b3c2fa4cd0dd17f8a5a7&sid=PPC&uid=NETDLCID56aefe4f90ffc&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://www.net-download.com/graphics/product_image_ff_new_u.png&n=Mozilla Firefox&filename=firefox_setup&done_url=http://net-download.com/.../&cancel_url=http://net-download.com/.../?error=1

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