firefox-setup-update.exe

FireFox-br

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application firefox-setup-update.exe, “FireFox-br ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
Download Manager Cert   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
FireFox-br

Description:
FireFox-br

Version:
2.0.5.5

MD5:
13900e8005c5cbaef339067599fbf45f

SHA-1:
c132aa91477279fe2c07247749c13b9d4f10dbda

SHA-256:
669ecd384760c34a93a74837ff0ec89dee718f77aa72fa614ab316bcd4d91815

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 2:26:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.145.78

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140425

AVG
BundleApp_r.D
2015.0.3493

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18166

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4871
9.0.1.0115

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
8.9725

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.04.25.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwaprw
0.28.0.59492

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.U
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14423

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
28606

File size:
843.4 KB (863,664 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.5

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager Cert

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/27/2014 5:11:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SvoTL98X22PdlPe/Xx4It2Rl+SB70Vbg6NkrdXrFxgQw2x5/WMovPb2o0txe:SgTLWX2CdFeZs+8I06N215/QPao0a

Entry address:
0x269820

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E5, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8864

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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