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firefox_setup.exe

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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 41 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
68140d5a7d1f7468a9616a6b0b2ce665

SHA-1:
50acd69f5a2aeda8526e171897d0c05099ed5b41

SHA-256:
4fb1b2d5642a13689c47538f65c39a6ff2139013cf1b56774615b44fac713b59

Scanner detections:
41 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:29:30 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
5774621

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.01.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.M
7.11.130.82

avast!
IBryte-CC [PUP]
2014.9-150428

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AVG
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.15428

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.593289
1.0.20.590

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6804
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
17759

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.0118

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.M application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.gen!tr
4/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTKO
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-28-04_3

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2015.7.29.1

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.10837

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.2121

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.04.28.08

McAfee
Artemis!6DAF31AA36B7
5600.6781

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.593289
16.0.0.354

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ctabuf
0.28.0.57630

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.2627880
14.04.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.28.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Adknowledge.Bundler
15.4.28.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.15426

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
58

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9907

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MWULDGC
37.0.10864

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FRS.PMA001AD14
7.2.118

Trend Micro
TROJ_FRS.PMA001AD14
10.465.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
25984

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119960
2.0.0.1775

File size:
1.7 MB (1,741,608 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 4:59:59 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:
2/10/2014 10:03:53 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576://KRpAoEaNmfr0chSGck/4e8ZluppSTQYAXRdnV37xc4DrNeeatcuyqRv:HKRpAoHUoU9wequppSQXNxaeyczqB

Entry address:
0x38D55

Entry point:
E8, 5A, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E0, 7C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, 32, 5A, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 5D, 90, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, BF, 9D, 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, 40, 8F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 14, 1F, 5A, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 95, 83, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, BD, 81, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.1220

Code size:
404 KB (413,696 bytes)

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

http://browser-updater.co/browser-update/.../install.php?sid=cpa&uid=&source=D-FF-Media2&transaction_id=92a8466d-62b2-4006-9f86-24fc4598a4f7

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