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icreinstall_firefox_installer.exe

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Geryon Ads S.L.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_firefox_installer.exe, “Software Setup ” by Geryon Ads S.L has been detected as adware by 16 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:
Application   (signed by Geryon Ads S.L.)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

MD5:
2bf488e866393e6cb77a23ab7f60ebf9

SHA-1:
32e9c0276467f99b6d7f4b4f69680c04eaf2bdbe

SHA-256:
2e72842f6002089f73e51a4f464c86a8ee219e6d2adbfb8386c6a6eb86fa2407

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 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:
12/24/2024 5:11:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.03.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.2201
7.11.219.10

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3145

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1549

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21479

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.151
9.0.1.099

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.XL potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11357

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
4/9/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of browser update 1.flv (Adware)
2015.7.12.1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15339

McAfee
Artemis!2BF488E86639
5600.6801

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.88d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.GeryonAds
15.4.8.20

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00GC0OCJ15
7.2.99

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R00GC0OCJ15
10.465.09

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
38650

File size:
687.2 KB (703,672 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_firefox_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Geryon Ads S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/15/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/16/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Geryon Ads S.L., OU=IT, O=Geryon Ads S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
71F910550D2DD2713679787B12FF2EA0

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:zAcGPuuMnymuky2nGmG98PpRvGA3yPT0Ieh5Wb9DEdhQdXtLMjACQ4ZPrw4R:zAcEquwGl98bvGCyPTGk9DpM0Kv

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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file icreinstall_firefox_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://clk3down.com/.../fi_pa.php

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

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