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firefox_setup.exe

Firefox

Download Manager

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_setup.exe, “Firefox ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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.

File name:

firefox_setup.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Firefox

Description:

Firefox

Version:

2.0.5.0

MD5:

dbf60b4f72f6b6d33a1c8a3e456e0388

SHA-1:

317695223b60e4483c433ad824753cc3a4eeae2b

SHA-256:

1e263af83ee42511bdbfa49796f837b0f730818d8151f8fbef2ba38175a6bf5a

Scanner detections:

32 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

11/27/2024 12:35:38 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.L

854

Agnitum Outpost

Adware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.10.04

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.136.208

avast!

Malware-gen

2014.9-141004

AVG

Adware Generic_r.JF

2014.0.4037

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.L

1.0.20.1385

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-21

0.98/19476

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17718

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4819

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.Agent.OEW

8.14.10.04.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.L

11.2014-04-10_7

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Airinstall

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.175.11028

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3153

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.10.04.08

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!62CFE487BDBF

5600.6988

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.L

15.0.0.831

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwdmqw

0.28.0.59288

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.10.04.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.N

14.10.4.8

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.141002

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.97

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

26060

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.174

2.0.0.1829

File size:

842.4 KB (862,632 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.0

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\firefox_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/6/2014 2:15:18 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:M7OkPVpSfAMEbmW3t9oPt2QWfIwV4j8eBhtuKG+YWpafR70fvg92iYttMhmNdvVk:M2AP9a2DIHg+tNG/WpaJ7uvBibqdv/MN

Entry address:

0x269510

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E5, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8868

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadwizard.com/get/click/.../?sid=ppc&uid=45815229&filename=Firefox_Setup

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