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mozilla-firefox_4402.exe

Application Program

Quality Funnel (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_4402.exe, “Application Program Setup ” by Quality Funnel (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:
Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Program

Description:
Application Program Setup

Version:
5.5.1.5

MD5:
f091fa6cd28d7930591ad299a4e858b6

SHA-1:
416e8d93430eed39cd75b05f467f4bd4dcc2d532

SHA-256:
6a8aa07b5fe48a1e055407e4e2a89fa675b0d72cde2a58b1b59cbe55ef7ba6c2

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:
1/15/2025 8:19:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.15.23

File size:
1.4 MB (1,439,640 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\mozilla-firefox_4402.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:54:27 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 12:12:52 PM

Subject:
CN=Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121771FCA92BA51266AB4B001FE1E840DDC

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):
24576:OA0LL8XseekgxRiYE9nQxH9/bftS2pCZOb2PlWh8sFOvmRhgUM70Owi0aindNz7A:OL0XRm/HP/j+WJKaM1PodBU

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 mozilla-firefox_4402.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.filecontentuniverse.com/c?x=ncmo2Zdp3VDjNoA6xmXfF5JlUiTCZbLcZPusPIG2yRI=&c=8F1dHvpJAHBlRmVW/cDGZiTO1npXqR6K4MAhQh1UIg8BYSRSdLe4qy/Mv4BI5mi Cd9TN7Xdt4b2bRFTXWtjOvBo2tv1vdXUsHKd41vJdEKgaglypPosiA3k0PfdYfXI&downloadAs=Mozilla-Firefox_4402.exe&fallback_url=http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/44.0.2/win32/.../Firefox Setup 44.0.2.exe

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