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firefox_setup.exe

Application Installer

Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefox_setup.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie) 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 installCore 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:

Installer (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Application Installer

Description:

Application Installer Setup

MD5:

a11f9f4635fbc399f789284ff652e516

SHA-1:

5879c203b5bdbc93e3519dff53414b0679f7bfc1

SHA-256:

a5f82d414abf7e17df183f2f78009c89268eed62662761047d453253ef36f5bc

Scanner detections:

1 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

11/29/2024 4:43:53 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.1.30.18

File size:

969.4 KB (992,656 bytes)

Product version:

1.2.7

Internet

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\user\lshdnmeo‘t\firefox_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 7:51:34 PM

Valid to:

6/29/2016 8:09:55 PM

Subject:

CN=Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:vN7LKXirSl5g5MYuHz9GNh6zCaWM4UEIBtot+k2G:vR2XirSXXYuT9GrMDE6Rk2G

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
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Entropy:

7.9325

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file firefox_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.filestomes.com/c?x=zf4/uUCsFWCxhlGq5yKbuM1cnUhzBUSmwqsxjTXdk64=&c=/.../2k2dRguCEgND8 YhGHGrN7vrSJOkBOSVfy07QMaoj0tqts&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.vaultranchbyte.com/.../kMHFZX2vm7EZ3hGygjWaTvI75Yjwa4mOjDYfQ2QD&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.filestomes.com/c?x=WyqMj0mC1VDheQzUAEu6R5mR9NVWUMEcZJemCH4P 90=&c=fiH 8ZUE8wpdIoRWndDGmJA87KVfxFw9fWt3XdvPH3ltZMc6rvHE/.../asdwySIv a8dXT4c7GSAaa1UYgfWB4kvPMiatPH8 Db&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

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