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firefox_setup.exe

Soft Application Generic

Download Jet

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, “Soft Application Generic Setup ” by Download Jet 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 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.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by Download Jet)

Product:
Soft Application Generic

Description:
Soft Application Generic Setup

MD5:
29b3dced613096b89c907994723b9264

SHA-1:
801a1a2d521f165e7cf5b38684309ae7825abca5

SHA-256:
d6f9f7961fe34a916549a9f094d2b1035e0cae338721da2ac7a41e0d31ea864a

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 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:
11/15/2024 11:06:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.29.6

File size:
1021.6 KB (1,046,080 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
Program

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:
Download Jet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/14/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/14/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Jet, O=Download Jet, STREET="500 Westover Drive #6502", L=Sanford, S=NC, PostalCode=27330, C=US

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

Serial number:
71A3B4CEFFECF361AB11477318001135

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:EuWFODf2OyrsQPb5jebGBxySn1Y6PmC1snxn/DmUq9wndgg:Eu5D+OyrsQPbpMr6Ryx/KwndB

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:
7.9243

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.bulkhostingbundle.com/c?x=uXpq57rYdHT15C3p3XtDOWQZOSkoGOWphB5fK7q 1B4=&c=DHJAa/JWTABQJn8JP6kND2xnBGAYCq1z7wCdYZ96jX5SJYYbtOKeNB3UFLgmxofGPa5FaIlnXtD5Atl H2z1zs1O4p92Aa0bnM6oyNIdQHjZGgdPZf6Xw4/dkCN5/VDy&downloadAs=Firefox_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/38.0.5/win32/.../Firefox Setup Stub 38.0.5.exe

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