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Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_firefoxsetup.exe, “Web 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:
Program   (signed by Top Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
1.8.2.8

MD5:
caebfbd8b6bcbed015d223ec99766933

SHA-1:
d9ce5912692084b283ad42ca78d2a6cfaff2da2c

SHA-256:
ec999b6707f259539412f3f757901df3b887009d141fed7e6c09d8b144a2b3cc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

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:
2/25/2025 11:51:46 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.3.11.16

File size:
897.8 KB (919,376 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.6

Copyright:
Internet Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 9:01:05 AM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 9:01:05 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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WFC0bdALBT1wIb9WPG529Q9ZgN9+7NvSEvz6HjFgi:WvOBT1j9WPy2970qE4Fgi

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_firefoxsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.flashquickbinaries.com/c?x=f4LPDfnF1jS/vgVv8BooxZHa1JIUXhjVO7zW839HT7g=&c=glCJPJG 4j1 NwJA7XILnfxegfQYH3Jx4jBxGAhRAQuNl7S7EdkYuIy4CVmou2A3kRYXyjpaIrKQu8qk3YllJfkW/4nemCv2RzRSmB0ubmZp9Utgbv F FAV B1fPwDAePNCvrn3gJ44S8ADQ5D5MA==&downloadAs=FirefoxSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/27.0/win32/.../Firefox Setup 27.0.exe

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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