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firefox_setup.exe

Soft Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application firefox_setup.exe by Soft Downloads has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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_setup.exe

Publisher:

Soft Downloads (signed and verified)

MD5:

5038352a2321dd419d88a68f418ab1d3

SHA-1:

460ec09e2c23d87929eb35a56bfc9b137224008c

SHA-256:

41940e857f252a73dd01fdb32e5c072997c02ae9846a91ebee1c698dca0a6bd6

Scanner detections:

14 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

12/27/2024 6:41:58 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.179.110

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3210

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Installcore-292

0.98/19983

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.DWQ

20868

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.7

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.OZ potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AC.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.184.13718

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Text.Drop.dhqasj

0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Adlogica

15.2.2.20

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus

Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

35010

File size:

774.6 KB (793,240 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Soft Downloads

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/14/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/14/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Soft Downloads, O=Soft Downloads, STREET="1608 S. Ashland Ave #41118", L=Chicago, S=Illinois, PostalCode=60608, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00B75687A35DCB27A264BF14C4B37B3FC2

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:Nfva6ZQDgKYtiGWCyZPZQt5r7948stRm1s:NXJZ+LQWJZPZIrOJ

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.8827

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://download.di.downloadzinc.net/download/237/.../?_s=sm46sbpr2a2l09i5isgjudehm34q411t5b8in7nopu0vou1c6fg0-bbdaac9239864fd0b364ec0635b4569a

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