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firefox_setup.exe

DownloadManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application firefox_setup.exe, “Firefox Setup ” by Optimum Installer has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion 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.

File name:

firefox_setup.exe

Publisher:

ADK Apps (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:

DownloadManager.exe

Description:

Firefox Setup

Version:

2.1.16

MD5:

9e7a71fbc4e5e587a93b095e23e5f085

SHA-1:

549711e2c98ee9452fb0805bd836683b6a57b27a

SHA-256:

766f90ad19c421a374ab7b2b53c991e7bf2ed35b64fcd4307801b5f2ed5ff734

Scanner detections:

34 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

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:

12/25/2024 1:42:14 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634

810

Agnitum Outpost

Adware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

Adware/Win32.IBryte

14.09.16

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/iBryte.JH.2

7.11.150.50

avast!

Win32:Installer-J [PUP]

2014.9-140916

AVG

Adware Generic5

2015.0.3350

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.iBryte

4.0.3.14916

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634

1.0.20.1605

Clam AntiVirus

WIN.Adware.Ibryte-97

0.98/19294

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt.Win32.AdWare.iBryte.H

18286

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.854

9.0.1.0259

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634

8.14.11.17.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/Adware.iBryte.D application

8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/IBryte

9/16/2014

F-Prot

W32/Ibryte.C.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634

11.2014-17-11_2

G Data

Win32.Adware.OptimumInst

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2014.11.17.13

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.SuspectCrc

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Backdoor

13.177.12109

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.3243

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.IBryte

v2014.09.16.09

McAfee

Adware-FOO!FE815543B297

5600.7006

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.Elzob.24634

15.0.0.963

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Agent.csnqle

0.28.0.59911

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.688936

14.05.16.01

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.OptimumInstaller.N

14.9.16.9

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.Agent!6.401

23.00.65.14914

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

HV_OPTIMUM_CG090002.RDXN

7.2.259

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.iBryte

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Optimum Installer

29298

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.iBryte.Win32.448

2.0.0.1790

File size:

672.8 KB (688,936 bytes)

Product version:

2.1.16

Original file name:

Setup.exe

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:

Optimum Installer

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/10/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

11/7/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

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:

7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/18/2013 2:04:15 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:9xNPJ97R8HlyyMiFmoaO2w5fXYKtSJ8K0N0hvN9ycqrVUkJpR3KBg7v:9xNPv2HlyyMiFmoaGXBtPK0N0hvNQ6Kz

Entry address:

0x4DC25

Entry point:

E8, DE, C9, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 57, CA, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, FF, 35, 64, 99, 49, 00, E8, F6, 38, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 23, 91, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 56, CD, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 37, CC, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 55, 08, 53, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, D7, 74, 07, 8B, 5D, 0C, 3B, DF, 77, 1E, E8, 9B, 03, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, BF, AF, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.4174

Code size:

427 KB (437,248 bytes)

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

http://install.ez-download.com/o/.../Firefox_setup.exe

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