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firefox_setup.exe

Bage

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefox_setup.exe, “Bage Setup ” by Darwen Marketing 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:
Darwen Marketing Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Bage

Description:
Bage Setup

Version:
5.5.4.3

MD5:
67336442900c1d89d64a3989c37cc2e0

SHA-1:
648a01109e2178a349a329e4f22a046c0688fb3b

SHA-256:
15f720bde0c651fa6160f9ad9d006d2feb1dd05790c445b0a6e14f41c7f235dd

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:
11/1/2024 8:30:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DarwenMa.Installer (M)
16.3.13.15

File size:
1013.4 KB (1,037,688 bytes)

Product version:
3.8.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Darwen Marketing Inc.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/15/2016 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/17/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., OU=IT, O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1F1F22B813CDB509DAAD9139C753C40F

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:SqkRgzlGUy5dJ6zP5XvMCpBSDbF/X1IhsyPRhIT0miGNGK:SZWZGz5+zxXvVXSDpv0sM8VNG

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.9096

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 9 URLs.

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http://www.quickbinariesvaults.com/c?x=gOsjmT6GpY6c5wmQgYaC69CPlduXF8jwCzdUBuNv1ng=&c=uoPlEBbnKWmHZX3A3X/E35eVQhahV9PRB1HUE99ZzojSLfK208JlWxGiBhSuo1ZAzqbJeRSyYSECP5N7Z1vcauVdf sjaf48UcqdKXcdQYv6MGeD8 cMTu4PGDvS9glC&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree4.com/.../download.php

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http://www.quickbinariesvaults.com/c?x=7XpSJ6wfhpPghUGq4qYUwtHheDtDQlXxl9ffYO3KOuM=&c=w1mct0WGPAmZcsHn9c0Z2ZxtGfMokYowQc JjqTkJ861t812bU2RDA2Qbnwo01pqoXS w3nPfjGvcLGFZIWsdGhzFGBqbn1Pt2V/o8plEAkcZ6oRHw4i5o 4ACv/HGC2&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree4.com/.../download.php

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http://www.dltourspackage.com/c?x=VlMX//9NxYdh849LCwGM0UAoksJdloAfHkSPySEFXig=&c=dO/FgYGHai6bSglhXZARjg2aKxDfmXCkYKTSrd5yKjbWS7xUwyU1cqjbAsn8R229FmZTW9xPNoEIbXYH6N5PVtpOkd/OopkOgkfTBiie8WzqiKgusRE/zdDsztnuxyHS&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree4.com/.../download.php

http://www.quickbinariesvaults.com/c?x=bRYm0RygDCQyiTnRn/5/xYjmSl82QRNlD8Z7yJxE7XQ=&c=shsHvz1mPmmgJAo55ngSfVXZWBJWUVgU8mUAKoNSJ0yfXT03GjDJ9yAPGqXQxq0QlBDDs3A5SSIzqqKrTB5v5 ZIYjT7tLR23Gorq 00rZc20AS6zFFdQS1qhpIAvkvq&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree4.com/.../download.php

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http://www.towerbundlesmeta.com/c?x=sp27hj5Lnxt1YMmd/k/dRacMVeOv58K7Sz6jW9v8M2c=&c=3dtUqzH/uyGQngORHO/k4v54xbGy6raJlp7gUKS97lRyTZtcxtPd9tJ9wnZdBg3sjy2UamgLPUDO hXm Vvw5hr62Mn0bSW3k8Dy6yOrBLpeL496v2EL0eSVw6Rz4aqo&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree4.com/.../download.php

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