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firefox_setup.exe

The application firefox_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform.
MD5:
42dd95f32e45f87c5691e7ff80ef4337

SHA-1:
3f4354ff4f470060a07039f1741fcd569b0002b1

SHA-256:
6ab5ba8a3f176278b805f082c0c4e52e60aac3c5f262564bd3da48f7d7ea177c

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 5:55:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.HK
7.11.147.26

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.86, Adware.InstallCore.122
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.10502

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.14720

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
28844

File size:
603.1 KB (617,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

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:WCyMJfsFJHCmVDYUGr3gHRV0k+Ts+MleJ3RddPbrwDUUfezUImxQK7:WCyMJfsHi0YLr3gA8le/PnwDr2zc

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7584

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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