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firefox setup 32.0.1.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefox setup 32.0.1.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 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:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2e88c22075e0a3c51c2c3b1eccb6aafe

SHA-1:
795e365fd5c936102c1745e9377c21fedeb79b0f

SHA-256:
8e47c9fdae9b2881c6e7a7ce98472f8dcea9a1ee676bca9d3a6b3b4639ce009c

Scanner detections:
9 / 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.

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:
4/24/2024 9:22:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3350

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141117

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28339
9.0.1.0259

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QC potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mbam-setup-1.70.0.1100.exe (PUP)
2014.11.17.8

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.09.16.10

Norman
InstallCore.WQDY
11.20140916

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.UpdateStarGmbH.S
14.9.16.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

File size:
750 KB (767,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\firefox setup 32.0.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/11/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, OU=IT, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
71A04D21E9F4BB6E19C3CB7D720E6245

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):
12288:nUAvpCwyRokzAXw4O2uyDR3UE2330f1zH0izFHOd/SHkgwgqZy7gohb8XT:nUAvEwyRo3tKha1zUCU5gq0goxk

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hosted-by.leaseweb.com  (199.58.87.155:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-184-169-153-4.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (184.169.153.4:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 92b91b35.rdns.100tb.com  (146.185.27.53:80)

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