home

firefox_setup.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application firefox_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
7e3dbe74b028b44d69f169a5ca4b3793

SHA-1:
208cbd06bd279e12b6617cf1287dd9519f28c4f6

SHA-256:
2db4a31ee88fad4b5a82420a0449d9d78156b2c4dacfd0a0fbba57b6aaaa2827

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/25/2024 10:26:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
926

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.07.10

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.159.168

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140723

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.ASS
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1020

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
18823

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.L.gen application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-23-07_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.7.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12672

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.23.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.612

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.csqzwh
0.28.0.60698

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Inject.1640744
14.07.09.03

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.23.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.N
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.1441
23.00.65.14721

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.SRDMYD
37.0.11049

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_BUZUS_DD30051C.UVPA
7.2.204

Trend Micro
TROJ_BUZUS_DD30051C.UVPA
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31088

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.120230
2.0.0.1852

File size:
2.5 MB (2,670,888 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\firefox_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL DOT EXE, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

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:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/10/2014 3:39:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Nds6PQcOsIkwOK1JmYwqYyXWQzicroH6en8jhET2gBjP8/ZfHBGBdI2NxY:NXPQ5sIkw/ghyHroHz8jhET/BQ/VB32s

Entry address:
0x79ED5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C0, 8C, 4B, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 98, 62, 68, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, F4, 4E, 68, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.2382

Code size:
663.5 KB (679,424 bytes)

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

http://secure.oi-installer9.com/o/.../Firefox_Setup.exe

Remove firefox_setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.