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firefox_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application firefox_setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. 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:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
64f879804b4c9df961328aae20548b1b

SHA-1:
b7bad40964521f2b0253339cc8a66c2ad37acc17

SHA-256:
5771280919c5fe82ffc8239cc75a8fc04d5d292101649fefc362d9815703b3f8

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:34:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150622

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.3071

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.10690

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_MyWebSearch
6/22/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloadster
v2015.06.22.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.FastDownloads.Bundler (M)
15.6.21.21

Sophos
Generic PUA CH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34618

File size:
809.4 KB (828,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\firefox_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FAF54737027D796BDFDF9DFF5F8D1709

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/21/2014 9:05:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/uR5EPHvTzwfZumcynKfFfIrTVRL8SpX1c8y1MmG3ss23atdLEk3nj:zf7zMkNyKNmTESpFc8y2t3ss23azj

Entry address:
0x162E0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, D4, B8, D4, 5E, 41, 00, E8, 12, 00, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, ED, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, C0, 55, 68, 8B, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 45, EC, 50, 8D, 45, D8, E8, BE, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D8, 89, 45, DC, C6, 45, E0, 0B, 8D, 55, D4, B8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, CF, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D4, 89, 45, E4, C6, 45, E8, 0B, 8D, 55, DC, B9, 01, 00, 00, 00, B8, 04, 65, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8713

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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