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firefox_tsv4fzsm2.exe

Palo Alto Technologies

The application firefox_tsv4fzsm2.exe by Palo Alto Technologies has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Perion Download Manager 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from s.bondemand-about.com.
Publisher:
Palo Alto Technologies  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bc9f548e12b62da5cebcc540fb8bb577

SHA-1:
688c6555cb3834b996f015efcbbb05f210a08a93

SHA-256:
969cbeb35d31d3fa76de08c658478903093a4918f5b0574409602762bd809048

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

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:
11/27/2024 10:42:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3223

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14700

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ClientConnect
v2015.01.20.01

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.ClientConnect.deinfe
0.30.0.64812

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion Partner
15.1.20.13

File size:
714 KB (731,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Perion Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Palo Alto Technologies

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/6/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/7/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Palo Alto Technologies, O=Palo Alto Technologies, L=Belize City, S=Belize, C=BZ

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0FDF18920EC451B5148D1CCD7E8F1A6B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 2:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WE/UkOSHpx/jvVI3EC5oSd02UZ7A6DcSA6sNsRkl59+gIplD7574b1Vew0B8Z02j:WIpOmvjVI0C6C0/ZU6Dc1xsRDgIXqbmi

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9661

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file firefox_tsv4fzsm2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://s.bondemand-about.com/37/945/ct9451537/4550c470c9f54eff92e749351469c0a7/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.4.0.4.141214.03/.../Firefox.exe

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