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firefoxsetup.exe

Application

Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application firefoxsetup.exe, “Application Setup ” by Top Scale (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 13 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. 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:
Soft Application   (signed by Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
2.7.1.3

MD5:
b0912b9c39d3baa921e3c498813e9bce

SHA-1:
ea8ddfce63ced5734a3bec874a1b521420e75491

SHA-256:
bad0d2182423b3fb40eecab5b04dc6496bb68c62efbf9a5c7685b9fab0b36cef

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 '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:
11/24/2024 1:44:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallCore
2017.0.2838

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.16210

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7383

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.576
9.0.1.041

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ADE potentially unwanted (variant)
10.12513

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/10/2016

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.212.17742

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2016.02.10.12

McAfee
Artemis!60572E0AB0CB
5600.6494

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Multitoolbar
16.02.10.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.10.0

Sophos
Install Core Click run software (PUA)
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
44992

File size:
892.9 KB (914,328 bytes)

Product version:
2.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/12/2015 12:01:05 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2016 12:01:05 AM

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 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YZ9RhvuZjXSTNvJ5HXRlx0hBh8taNRpKZkR:YZBWxSThJZRlxezgaNP

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9368

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 2 URLs.

http://www.flashquickbinaries.com/c?x=jmplzogtO7FEcaJ5wJG ihcBRkxOaTeYcPSMHP4bCB4=&c=kYOmmTYhMLkld9eEyATJJIq5RvA3eTWHS0b14ypdB3ajY0fs1UZ7gBVLV5RucEx1b590Bor By7tJ4RfTDLJxyWfrhMzz3D6tX/V IwPfOD8Qm5bXw30Nv21FSwdcTCgoPrzjmBAQMM8AOwdoWZ/ow==&downloadAs=FirefoxSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/27.0/win32/.../Firefox Setup 27.0.exe

http://www.capitalmetafile.com/c?x=LBO etM/PVMmH3nrgktmJHsjc55UPfTOgxo6ZFeG2u8=&c=R3XJ FEMkpLqawhBjAaoO/Tx6JI1JoyB1PVQoRGL2YhgwmL4F1WsGsO2s/GNCtsW/IhTIEPl6zhXrgKEdRTK1meP1APAjTgz7olgwnFx2WXqQV2GW43hwmSUPB yHICrXI1EEFeu qSqJmNKM6VR2g==&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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