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firefoxsetup.exe

Web Program App

Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application firefoxsetup.exe, “Web Program App Setup ” by Top 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. 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:
Installer Software   (signed by Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Web Program App

Description:
Web Program App Setup

Version:
5.7.3.4

MD5:
415fa1cea4bfb9bcb700359154cdc256

SHA-1:
9146e0de1207c7e0edef240371e8a6f58234ca43

SHA-256:
b026c0f3dada7b14fbb774f5cf96375a860a98e45b644fbfadc7bb066247b4c2

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 7:20:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.9.29.15

File size:
798.1 KB (817,240 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.3

Copyright:
Software

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:
Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 6:01:05 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 6:01:05 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FF0C79830A7B12BE4E698038C29DAF9A

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):
24576:3EXEsk5pVQGFku31tLLhQy3HpMktV8NToM:3gWHBFkuFtBQyXp0V

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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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 6 URLs.

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http://www.flashquickbinaries.com/c?x=lrGoY9rVt0R5H34vYA5s2VsKlHrJVgAYQDVc Ul/Z0k=&c=ZQW7KaCnLhWSjWC4TgG8KMhfgLmFZy2IB1Mwyy8cN3IO/79NKW4sx8k7uwOBsxMJyekGCTTlqiiglDlS V24iZ1QxFBUNyO96pwyq26nxyLVaRbZd zMXmYi2PaVenCU/twVakgRuSjYb/O5j2 ZVHsfE34jeGJvM3fv4V5jHso=&downloadAs=FirefoxSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/27.0/win32/.../Firefox Setup 27.0.exe

http://www.flashquickbinaries.com/c?x=byMTD4wnWDrW3QATytWYP/iSa2vG1yCSBSb898nQfhE=&c=cac5/QJI8Q7vOjbBO4gVeRwVViADLZtRahFLSNBleVWG3JhUfIb0 nK4bc8ypA8Cnl7Ax4qe8XT7hn6Y48BTl5Y59 pUY7OHeQxJIGU2DhWIdKbLWvRxrk8UYkVHe4O92hGDYO99gTYtITtuGs5KzjbC1m3NKr/W4C9TfIwHg90=&downloadAs=FirefoxSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/27.0/win32/.../Firefox Setup 27.0.exe

http://www.flashquickbinaries.com/c?x=IBC/JFpAqBmidKxAZwPUDxIChn7kpmaQS5mV rnQYQM=&c=kSoISMwF7XszdE5WU4PbLZSjEuiC6guuS5jrKGVXTf6pKe2Mef1SCErTHuYkQkiL5DAJ/knZvX Mk2mhvJt6yzo5eZBfrWlZonInQEBxZ8j2iOt6eBQD2oIujihYpMMLAan4qxXq1Bru2PiFOk8DuAYD2tjQZUj5qVQX9IKx6D4=&downloadAs=FirefoxSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/27.0/win32/.../Firefox Setup 27.0.exe

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