mozilla firefox 13.0.1.exe

App

Platform Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mozilla firefox 13.0.1.exe, “App Setup ” by Platform Beta (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Software Lite   (signed by Platform Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
App

Description:
App Setup

Version:
4.8.2.3

MD5:
55bc63f4df9669011494dbf50b248cb5

SHA-1:
b6dce34679454e6862a669de2eb2a471a9a74ad9

SHA-256:
2afa4eeec6cc7b816a143dd3851f4efab1d2c8877dcce0f6a24d934dff60f03e

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 10:26:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.21.9

File size:
980.6 KB (1,004,160 bytes)

Product version:
2.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mozilla firefox 13.0.1.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:41:12 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 5:55:56 PM

Subject:
CN=Platform Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Platform Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121C446C50C8915C47DFD619121C2806B7E

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:hbQCQ5wyt+G3zJpYxe2k2SorL5Bw72HhwX2qIZE4A9:hcr5wyDYx2POM7zIeD9

Entry address:
0x9C40

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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