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firefox_tsv64pqka.exe

Palo Alto Technologies

The application firefox_tsv64pqka.exe by Palo Alto Technologies 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 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from s.bondemand-about.com.
Publisher:
Palo Alto Technologies  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3194f0ecb0515d978a808c45d5f09ac1

SHA-1:
1cb177c349be4fc0d2acb0fa8e80c9ee69527eda

SHA-256:
c554626a5a55f490694d9e189ae4b693a0e544b4ccab0fcd7d47381cdf5ddb71

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 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:
11/5/2024 7:32:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion Partner.PaloAltoTechnologies.Bundler (M)
16.3.5.20

File size:
714 KB (731,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\firefox_tsv64pqka.exe

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:PE/NkOmTtW3kHgahPyR+BQMOZbOFlsd8ooOvcnqpesk5pTn4UR1K8:PIuODU7Py8iMO9YEyNxn

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:
7.9662

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file firefox_tsv64pqka.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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