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firefox_setup.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_setup.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. 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:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mozilla Firefox

Version:
3.0.0.134

MD5:
f481e8b4f1b213416e8085da331fae3f

SHA-1:
32bdf4e1a0901b9ab94f0db9f0ab26a9a7d13e5f

SHA-256:
4be75478621004bb3281f622772a4408bcc16720879484692fd0a0bed0afa91d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
7/10/2025 12:14:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.7.17.1

File size:
1.1 MB (1,135,472 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.134

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/2/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/3/2017 12:59:59 AM

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:
04A6D3440F1D06EE9CA4CE2B30C76606

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 3:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mxGfbOp+ON0dQBqT2wmLdeOdXd0y+v6R7RQK:rj++ON0yo2LhNNZRKK

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://dateien.jetzt-herunterladen.net/v2/click/1f03fcd4/?d=http://eu-cdn.jetzt-herunterladen.com/files/firefoxinstall_de.exe&key=3a1fe306f21ae55dd0a27f918816f24d2c28d8c93636ba9a46846fdb6f642b5f&sid=firefox_-_4&uid=JHLCID5686f255e9eaf&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://www.net-download.com/graphics/product_image_ff_new_u.png&n=Mozilla Firefox&filename=firefox_setup&done_url=http://jetzt-herunterladen.com/.../&cancel_url=http://jetzt-herunterladen.com/.../?error=1

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