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FirefoxSetup.exe

Installer Internet Software

Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application FirefoxSetup.exe, “Installer Internet Software Setup ” by Top Balance (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.
Publisher:
Software program   (signed by Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Installer Internet Software

Description:
Installer Internet Software Setup

Version:
4.8.2.0

MD5:
29de59ba31956a50826d79e2fd09990c

SHA-1:
259b09b9a42e675dc996f7febf8bd6d5c9138b25

SHA-256:
8b6ffbd8a5b9355ca10eaf9e7acc823f94bbc6a92ccad4d0b981526814a1fec2

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/23/2024 12:17:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2836

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.152
9.0.1.043

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
16.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16235

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2016.02.12.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.12.4

Sophos
InstallCore
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40786

File size:
697.6 KB (714,368 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 5:54:46 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 5:54:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112195E753935A102CF246567B961877F414

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:t81GGADlLPvYkdZqEGmX0olRjteRnQW/cPM25cDHD9PWsxtD3o6lVIC5iaElA:t81r2LPNlWRn1125mHD9P9TD3X48iar

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://real-to.info/?dl=1&pi=ATA3NZM0Nzi3Ng==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=b_sa_sign_win8&dr=cHaWck1mIXvlDmW4vExthXN3DKV0AQDzcj1QDyDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWDK4m7dAWL0Lm7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV84Nzg3AzgwOTnm7K2pDZ1fAZcyATaROTn0Ag==&pd=2323UEvP2rLt2XNlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AziyAZiwAZMq

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