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firefoxsetup.exe

Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application firefoxsetup.exe, “Web Setup ” by Premium Scale (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore 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.
Publisher:
Web   (signed by Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
3.3.4.0

MD5:
cdbeebf2fff6c8bd8db9117ea38bcc19

SHA-1:
506636994c3526f7e57cb1402a57833ee2a120c2

SHA-256:
aea4ca51bdc230f98324f1110b37e3a39cbe7d384fb37fd10430869af212035c

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:
11/24/2024 7:02:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.22

File size:
756.3 KB (774,472 bytes)

Product version:
3.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/9/2015 3:04:15 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 3:04:15 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121CCC26B8A89F90AFF2AB668372A1A4978

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/KnpMUVy/DWD5OJE0keDCRjGvC/bcYRbUoJq7jeN1MyDGdVcr70sI2jIKoXK0YUg:/KnKUVyMOW0HCDb1yyDGdwT5oFnEXRLB

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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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://happygood.info/?dl=1&pi=Ajg4NzcROZg4Ag==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&gclid=CMHWrMf6xcQCFVA8gQod-R4Aqw&dr=cHaWck1mIXvlDmW4vExthXN3DKV0OSDzcj1zcmAmIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhXs0vmNjhLvSvmNBDz1w2kDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fNTLRNTAzOTAyvm5EIKiWXzLRATi4Azc3NzMy&pd=Ir5wcHlt7KFFUmWyDw==&campaignId=9jn0AjczNjC0AZMq

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