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firefox_setup.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

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 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
435d7f727dffe3b8589421dfee8af2c6

SHA-1:
673c92ba5a6d4f3022c43fe95cedd924d467ecdd

SHA-256:
bb5a5703f437487caa8f6a420689276c932cbdb505c36672f3792c8c398a7bdc

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/30/2024 3:27:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
14.07.07

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnb
7.11.144.64

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140419

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3500

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.R
18128

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25441
9.0.1.0109

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9698

G Data
Win32.Application.OptimumInstaller
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of update.exe (Adware)
2014.7.7.9

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11806

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.19.02

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ctabuf
0.28.0.59288

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.INSTALLDOTEXE.Q
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.PremiumInstaller!1.9F73
23.00.65.14417

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28384

File size:
1.6 MB (1,671,464 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 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:
1/31/2014 1:58:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GL3t34+mXo6ZC3l38FZOam4TYcq/HH20h3wDMa3aNat1LzbahBZw:GL3t34+wt2lMTTFqRGMagy1/bahBe

Entry address:
0x37725

Entry point:
E8, 5A, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E0, 6C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, 26, 59, 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, 13, 59, 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:
7.0887

Code size:
398.5 KB (408,064 bytes)

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