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firefoxsetup.exe

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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, “App Setup ” by Top Balance (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
App

Description:
App Setup

Version:
5.6.1.5

MD5:
be847e3feefbb4ad5b6384796a5a11aa

SHA-1:
638ad842a3c432192d0f34f8d705b69834643f8d

SHA-256:
576ee74b4eec40bad8e71d31628b458959ef80ce7cd0b90e91a8411740a3b4c8

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:24:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.29.5

File size:
752.7 KB (770,784 bytes)

Product version:
2.5

Copyright:
Software Program internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{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:nBrpvAn5vPoz7qBYz3HnDJ1cIVNyEG9gRp0oCZ/BfbDaNVV8HPITvcNwyWVagnoz:nBrxG5YaYz3HnMIaj9OpHw/BDDaNAQTG

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
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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://to-great.info/?dl=1&pi=AznFAzc3OT7FOi==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&dr=cHaWck1mIXvlDmW4vExthXN3DKV0NSDzcj1QDyDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWDK4m7dAWiVam7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8wAZLdOTgwOTnm7K2pDZ1fNZC4AZ71Aza0Ag==&pd=2323UEvP2rLt2XNlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AzMzNj70AZMq

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