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firefox_setup.exe

Component Run

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application firefox_setup.exe, “Prime Installer ” by Component Run 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 Adknowledge Fusion 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.
Publisher:
Prime Installer   (signed by Component Run)

Product:
Prime Installer

Description:
Prime Installer

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
02b6725390deae238b05a89f963d0194

SHA-1:
3bbe41144e4a297edfa32f882be61afb577c4494

SHA-256:
817e43c1b0d5d154c16c3b7f7a2fa000671a26cd44a7230322c80b86832dfb47

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/25/2024 5:59:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Componen.Bundler (M)
16.6.18.8

File size:
421.9 KB (431,992 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Prime Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Component Run

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Component Run, O=Component Run, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009FDF1B0DAD5FCCD2A0983B6573CACA9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/7/2015 7:00:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hyr7k7uTe6HVB1VFgKs2szxr5G4w1lo3p5:ChaCT1VFgKvGJhp55

Entry address:
0x1B8E3

Entry point:
E8, 14, A2, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, 50, B9, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 50, 27, 44, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.0844

Code size:
194 KB (198,656 bytes)

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