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firefox_setup.exe

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Software Assistant

The application firefox_setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from setup.ezdownloadwiz.com.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Firefox

Version:
3.0.0.136

MD5:
f91cb7ce25d4f1f8212f451f3857b05a

SHA-1:
ab0d8777160bea8df712012c8efebe57d3b61501

SHA-256:
bd6f49ba146b08d6bcc704e8a22b2e84ef3016dc6180c298648a92885c04e31b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 6:49:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Installer (M)
16.6.19.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,134,392 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.136

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/22/2016 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/22/2017 3:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
4CA79E945D9BF961F2A3D5568DF82F28

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 5:51:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7xGktaYk6evz8IqcZAFtc23LaBxMa5tOIEBPAFYlmjO74:0+4vzece7cwehXEBPAFr

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9600

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://setup.ezdownloadwiz.com/v2/click/5lrwom5v/?sid=ff-usth1-4555596038-39565062297-10423253446&filename=firefox_setup&n=Firefox&d=http://nudownloads.com/download/firefox_setup.exe&affiliate_image=http://nudownloads.com/.../firefox-logo.png&product_image=http://nudownloads.com/.../firefox-img.png&key=095af2d844ed1afd13bc6f5ac75f44dfcd3e2f5145ac75299593fd61d49e03e5&uid=5w7p84q3rm2o&sxid=5w7p84q3rm2o

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