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firefox_setup.exe

Firefox Installer

Savvy

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, “Deploy Firefox along with various offers” by Savvy has been detected as adware by 17 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:
Savvy  (signed and verified)

Product:
Firefox Installer

Description:
Deploy Firefox along with various offers

Version:
22

MD5:
09a931bd7916b9c0fb346d5a20372582

SHA-1:
fafed281f92b4dcbc15d1118e9230ce5a4ea50d9

SHA-256:
22257e948639d2d033806c8efd839ca9f348622035c90a55682cb02cb0f58114

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
11/16/2024 4:56:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3418

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.8857

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.0.127

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloadster
v2014.07.09.08

McAfee
Artemis!09A931BD7916
5600.7074

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Savvy.N
14.9.26.15

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0915
7.2.190

File size:
1.2 MB (1,281,896 bytes)

Product version:
22

Copyright:
©ez-download

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:
Savvy

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/12/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/13/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Savvy, O=Savvy, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, PostalCode=94105, C=US

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

Serial number:
397CE208945051D16EBC051D5ED4B1EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/16/2013 6:04:43 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4M7YKmIr51DH4awRTPMuW5Ql3KKM5po/Y/XXnZoty0IETeiGjoN6Ty3+:46zLUj3Kp0/KnZoYfXnTyO

Entry address:
0x1053F0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 08, 32, 50, 00, E8, E4, 21, F0, FF, 8B, 0D, 64, F5, 50, 00, 8B, 09, B2, 01, A1, DC, 2C, 4C, 00, E8, 28, 96, F5, FF, 8B, 15, 58, F6, 50, 00, 89, 02, A1, 64, F5, 50, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 2C, 2E, F6, FF, A1, 64, F5, 50, 00, 8B, 00, B2, 01, E8, C6, 4C, F6, FF, 8B, 0D, 4C, F3, 50, 00, A1, 64, F5, 50, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 48, 72, 4F, 00, E8, 1E, 2E, F6, FF, A1, 64, F5, 50, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 4A, 2F, F6, FF, E8, 39, FB, EF, FF, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6518

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1 MB (1,064,960 bytes)

The file firefox_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://downloader.ez-download.com/download.php?id=533ebdc51452b6b718c6e6d9951913c34de53ada&z=2&p=eyJweSI6ImV6IiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJpbiIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMjgiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZXpfNTIxODg2MDg4N2VlYTIuMzE0NzU4NjIiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjIiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzc3MzM4ODg4LCJrdyI6Im1vemlsbGFmaXJlZm94IGZyZWUgZG93bmxvYWQiLCJjdSI6Im1vemlsbGFmaXJlZm94IGZyZWUgZG93bmxvYWQiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0=

http://www.dealdownloadz.com/AIxvoDKxmTN1jCq_nd77lQ/.../firefox_setup.exe

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