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Lite

SuperMoca (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application firefoxsetup.exe, “Lite Setup ” by SuperMoca (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:
web   (signed by SuperMoca (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Lite

Description:
Lite Setup

Version:
1.1.4.2

MD5:
090699a3cf5ee06fffe2d39297cf3e9b

SHA-1:
9bb06264085edabd06d31ef61bd28501a56a892e

SHA-256:
6ed6280bd1e112e9fe87e2ab724e46802ca8145e85e892fa332f2470bb683b88

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:55:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.1.5

File size:
884.7 KB (905,928 bytes)

Product version:
2.2

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:48:05 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 8:54:07 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121DDA99F01EE6D7FC1C948433B608BFC09

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vg6VoEmW4+q+1u4VgyAhR/EcLyGfvReIwNO0E0/:v1WrWu+1uuAhNLhfvRe3m

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.9332

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 3 URLs.

http://www.bulkpackagecontent.com/c?x=FeRNIDHVKrB9/aHwtHwH7r2oY5G11ApHOo83zH7djjk=&c=cHDlbENWl 3ZSUnQenBoAy/AZYOu8rrjtEnIc6JaN4fC4BPE1gBiNuxTYEbIOkub/mbMRAcmZd3nm2MzyiqIRkN c1FY0V6JclGXQ00JjxQuxwhCOdB8wHgTyoQtxaBq&downloadAs=FirefoxSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/27.0/win32/.../Firefox Setup 27.0.exe

http://www.bulkpackagecontent.com/c?x=T /d1c8xqkV3hXMuuTEekPAzbv3LnN2OgF40Nym1FC4=&c=pWWwZ/TUVGGNvTZIz9Ug2sVkZKFuaSSoDNvbJejplMOV7PKx3lmcGrrf are8t m7PNSMKQm5TvnAYzP1Acrf/FewKi4YsvrzJhFQVLnAadQysp6XGZfcoSG4IDUxIWf&downloadAs=FirefoxSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/27.0/win32/.../Firefox Setup 27.0.exe

http://www.bodyappscentral.com/c?x=u6 lkneaq5Q8VdiuPx9khrasmMBy4twT6qvZwayP97A=&c=hmOi9qoOdd4GRrgKGSHns1 pFlPZHJ5PoBJkdFHq4ozPceQhDNxC03wcDTssMQEsqmGFvEELDiFjFOLBwSFFuDOr1XhWbCtTGi 0V/D0buSxSdf2YaFCuuBG5GGHydfo&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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