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mozilla-firefox.exe

The application mozilla-firefox.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
MD5:
2cac1f90136451574bbbd1adddb3db2a

SHA-1:
e0a99382c60fca5ddf905188f3203c2da1d2f686

SHA-256:
1ae796ec59149d2627999a89f98fef32050354ed1ba3cfe2b831e5d74da7b559

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/1/2025 8:39:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen7
8.3.2.4

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AX
24003

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.074

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.GN potentially unwanted
11.12914

F-Prot
W32/A-ad796d45
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.212.18515

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2017.03.15.11

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dgyifd
1.0.14.5380

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM20.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.ENG (L)
17.3.15.11

Sophos
Install Core Installer (PUA)
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/InstallCore.A!generic
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
46712

File size:
671.1 KB (687,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

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

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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