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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 Safe Down has been detected as adware by 40 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by Safe Down)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
1e22497b8a7b3a5bc568a910057ba110

SHA-1:
6a7b0cd4de423a7deefa57fa29e86a554e20cbf8

SHA-256:
4197b7961d5cbc0f11423fb15a6cec3bf28162b25bf65bb92183e91421aed57d

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/23/2024 5:54:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
379

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxou
7.11.183.112

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160121

AVG
AdPlugin
2017.0.2857

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Clikug
4.0.3.16121

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
1.0.20.105

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19325

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.38633
9.0.1.021

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
8.16.01.21.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BL (variant)
10.10677

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Malware_fam.NB
1/21/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-2b3be3da
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
11.2016-21-01_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161766
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Clicker.BFNI
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.781

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2016.01.21.05

McAfee
Artemis!0FF2B0F7AD04
5600.6513

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanClicker:Win32/Clikug.A
1.10401

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.439479
17.0.0.63

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dhhunu
0.28.6.62995

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160121

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1618449
14.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.21.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.c9f
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SafeDown.Bundler (M)
16.1.21.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16119

Sophos
Mal/Inject-CEE
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9372

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.WHYEFHC
37.0.11219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
7.2.21

Trend Micro
TROJ_CLIKUG.A
10.465.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
345.9 KB (354,160 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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\firefox_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Down

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Down, O=Safe Down, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FA71459C161D5D538F7612ACFBFBB680

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/4/2014 2:19:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:G5goaRsZpdCwdWSmpgFSWY8ONF9yGn1SBlwbYEQr:G5goaylCCmpKRONF9fnkARQr

Entry address:
0xFC13

Entry point:
E8, CA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 7C, 21, 41, 00, 68, 7D, FC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, 90, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, C4, F7, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
4.7688

Code size:
66.5 KB (68,096 bytes)

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

http://secure.pn-installer1.com/201411072104/36cb823e28f7cc514bf421e87e1575bb/.../Firefox_Setup.exe

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