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firefox_setup.exe

The application firefox_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 19 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloader.ez-download.com.
MD5:
be5adf099f1a5146728b417278673b7b

SHA-1:
c5f37dc7b0e909a42d5432a5300890835f568a39

SHA-256:
9d5e0a02dacdaf5538e7f4616f51962aa2234263968adbe27a04ced1ebee5be9

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 4:33:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Installcore.683016
2014.10.01

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.AU.1
7.11.141.180

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150129-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.VP
2014.0.4253

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-592
0.98/20018

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KAU
18064

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
11.2015-02-02_2

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CJ
15.2.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!62AAC5E732E4
5600.6866

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgllt
0.28.2.62440

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15131

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core'
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
28115

File size:
667 KB (683,016 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jMJfsGCwFdtuvAlqWN1M5DbQcZHcBugwH7i0IAKTeJYzXngmg0LbtS3lrxD2F91t:jMJfsN+yAggkNeugqi0I11Xpg0VStwFd

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:
7.8241

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://downloader.ez-download.com/download.php?id=4b8266b51f0b79677dbe30d0bddd25de26ff23b1&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImV6IiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJ1cyIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMzAiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZXpfNTI2ODExOTllNDRjNDguMDM0MTUxMzQiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzgyNTUxOTYyLCJrdyI6Im1vemlsbGEiLCJjdSI6ImZpcmVmb3giLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0=

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