firefox_setup.exe

Software Generic

Connector Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefox_setup.exe, “Software Generic Setup ” by Connector Funnel (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Installer   (signed by Connector Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Software Generic

Description:
Software Generic Setup

Version:
4.3.2.8

MD5:
89b10931fc8e6b559ecef12243a68a7e

SHA-1:
357f2bf4c8d765c14c603a224d7bf1f66ac2f07b

SHA-256:
ec0cd35e5eae60f3581a6c0eb04c772abee38901a635c40f3c0e61119f7213aa

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
5/5/2024 4:05:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
3.6.1.96

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150625

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.HF
21818

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.307
9.0.1.0176

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WX potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11496

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15641

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!89B10931FC8E
16.8.708.2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.installCore
15.3.19.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
38882

File size:
687.9 KB (704,400 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/6/2015 5:05:34 AM

Valid to:
2/7/2016 5:05:34 AM

Subject:
CN=Connector Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Connector Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112179A54F51EBE40357D4DB79D45790125F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NmPGARuafMQBDixsOrofSVkK9ZxM6qCr++JUitW5m24f3txqSLYnRHXjeJCs1:NmPlRP9PMGK9ZxrqZ+J3tt3vPtsR3jel

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8929

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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