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firefoxsetup.exe

Program

Moca Network (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, “Program Setup ” by Moca Network (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 19 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:
Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

MD5:
f93f9fb606c49e44120f1ea3cb348584

SHA-1:
33c2770e9e387372576f451f03bae991cbeac236

SHA-256:
cc12b01bca9f1cc64b6acbaf5664728627295f520f5d0cbcbdf2aea38e439ba5

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
1/12/2025 6:23:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.zkh
7.11.192.168

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160214

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2833

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-648
0.98/20170

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.HG
20343

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.45
9.0.1.045

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SK potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AO.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@k0rWeIbO
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCo
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.186.14309

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2016.02.14.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmkfpr
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.14.13

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
35418

File size:
799 KB (818,144 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 11:08:19 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 11:08:19 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121BDE3E9465AA3885C78E31659FB678295

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ZCVtwJJHzsOQME/3LSNTm+H7O+loZO3KwgoQyz/:ZEmEvLSfHK+lo43Kwgofz

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8499

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.set-install.com/?dl=1&dr=cHaWck1mIXvlDmW4vExthXN3DKV0AQDzcj1zcmAmIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhKVuvmNjhLVHvmNBDz1l QDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fAzn0OZAFOZayvm5EIKiWXzA3ATndAjM4NT7R&campaignId=9jn0ATgdAziwAZMq

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