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firefox_install.exe

Mozilla Firefox

Download Assistant

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_install.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. 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.

File name:

firefox_install.exe

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

Mozilla Firefox

Version:

3.0.0.88

MD5:

e9ab9a6148bbe586e6370c3b795d3a9a

SHA-1:

befdfa6ff7789e3418a74eea266fa2b57a56c85e

SHA-256:

bcb6cbdd6772d99f68408436c37ef3044d533436443c145f08313d642af83a1c

Scanner detections:

20 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization 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:

11/1/2024 12:01:01 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

407

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Bundler

2015.03.25

avast!

Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]

2014.9-151225

AVG

Potentially harmful program DownloadAssistant.A

2016.0.2885

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

1.0.20.1795

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S

21661

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.30

9.0.1.0359

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.15.12.25.06

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-25-12_6

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

15.12.25

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16056

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A

v2015.12.25.06

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

16.0.0.1077

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.DownloadHelper.dpgylc

0.30.8.659

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.12.25.06

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)

15.12.25.6

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48

23.00.65.151223

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

38552

File size:

845.2 KB (865,456 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.88

Original file name:

firefox_install.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\firefox_install.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

2/15/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/16/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:

3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/22/2015 6:15:47 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:x1O1o1I8TxoE0AnpQlXeFJPpUa9NvSWAOp5NnFe32azhCZ6rFsYv/3RYhV3be:xO18TxHzuKPHlAcxatrFtBmV3be

Entry address:

0x126A

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3... 
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Entropy:

7.0588

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

The file firefox_install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.browser-download.info/

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