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firefox_setup.exe

Program

Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application firefox_setup.exe, “Program Setup ” by Agile Install (New Media Holdings) 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. 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.
Publisher:
Internet Installer   (signed by Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
3.3.3.6

MD5:
6be1c55d79be83e45c171bfc702bb983

SHA-1:
624ed64319dc86291d5f632054c72af010cb31a1

SHA-256:
93022460cce880181cd1b62ee5820b5df0dc75d593d8d7f1317a5d5c964c3f37

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/28/2024 7:38:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.11.0

File size:
988.9 KB (1,012,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
Internet installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\firefox_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 4:08:20 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 8:39:05 AM

Subject:
CN=Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Agile Install (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121E708A02FF07CE5E25618BCF50F6A6CAE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NZigW/sM2VCClql7wYsckYuy/g45fLv2bGKC1RwmhAGZ/y1e:NZ1dDUClql70ckY645fboGT1Dt

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:
7.9280

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://www.bodyhostingtour.com/c?x=9bjBHkP3oTUt9mWYIpOYAuaxLmE B3bvGKrogdeWJQg=&c=uXtJGHeRzBdU94PBdLfu0lNinIepHVf3d4QhfO1hDhVVjeXR3wvjo1JCZEej/d8qnhusDel St84draTf1ZbHEWpBtnDOuY2weqs3vkr9MhnOpkpp8RCmGUYVYpidEabR8Z1BvwLoM66Hdnq2XMVVw==&downloadAs=Firefox_Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/38.0.5/win32/.../Firefox Setup 38.0.5.exe

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