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Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application firefox.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. 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:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2d53b9e5e77b0f33b708d226bce61a7a

SHA-1:
d2d03702c530ac5d9770a43d7b06a7857a968df9

SHA-256:
6310f2ce1c7bcd7906f737eeca6c24b0a69be2e613d2ea65a63df9b2e5448aaa

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
5/3/2024 10:10:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.Packed.28387
9.0.1.0215

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AD potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
9/11/2014

F-Prot
W32/Outbrowse.B2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of google-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.9.11.21

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!F35845C8C1CD
5600.7049

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Inffinity.567216
14.08.14.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QuickDownloader.H
14.8.7.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
32210

File size:
553.9 KB (567,208 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/7/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:q1HC57C0BDbxRLhP4FbfEjL/1V6CVPa5CysJimP8pNy:qMfxn4FDe71V6CirY8Dy

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9760

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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