» firefox_setup.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

firefox_setup.exe

Generic Soft

Trusted Downloads

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefox_setup.exe, “Generic Soft Setup ” by Trusted Downloads 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. 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.

File name:

firefox_setup.exe

Publisher:

Trusted Downloads (signed and verified)

Product:

Generic Soft

Description:

Generic Soft Setup

MD5:

ea3d4af8cda83c16d5cd9361231b8cdb

SHA-1:

5ce31c00406ec519399b135d623b9deab9478010

SHA-256:

490ca83a201534292194c6ec1163735f3f3b7d3328b28f9d89c69c4bc3feb8f8

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 10:35:30 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCo.nij

7.11.197.134

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3219

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.DE

20532

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.53

9.0.1.0104

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.TC potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.188.14496

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgovy

0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics

Threat.Installer.TrustedDownloads

15.4.14.13

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.eJWXXbB

37.0.11449

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

35418

File size:

783.3 KB (802,112 bytes)

Product version:

1.7

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

Signed by:

Trusted Downloads

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/14/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/14/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Trusted Downloads, O=Trusted Downloads, STREET="1608 S. Ashland Ave #41118", L=Chicago, S=Illinois, PostalCode=60608, C=US

Issuer:

CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

00D2F38CCB3D8FCDC4C73BF2B8A9ADDC51

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:tj+pzkPFojkvkz9fIVxJxbjczepwy15hLkHv9SyUbbEo7m6lEhbqP5:tj+ZkujvztIVxHbjZ/ThgHvs1bbEOlx

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.8803

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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