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firefox_setup.exe

FG Media

The application firefox_setup.exe by FG Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
FG Media  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9f02ce133a07c30129f554a949492060

SHA-1:
ecef1e82cecf84f963cceb9b6e6b1163776b2c84

SHA-256:
ab0a366777ee69d00d343d02c67fd44c6784ce9c54d5e5272e17a2ff0cecd17d

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 1:17:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150818

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.3014

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.10409

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_MyWebSearch
8/18/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of skype_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.10.3.23

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15359

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloadster
v2015.08.18.08

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.D
15.08.18.08

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.8.18.8

Sophos
Generic PUA CH
4.98

File size:
823.4 KB (843,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\firefox_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FG Media

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/21/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/22/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FG Media, O=FG Media, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

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

Serial number:
00EF1D732725A570A9BD91CB6C60D9C96D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/21/2014 5:05:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8uR5EPHvTzq59fZWcynKfFfIrTVRL8SpX1c8y1MmG3ss23atdLEk30M:Af7zcryKNmTESpFc8y2t3ss23awM

Entry address:
0x162E0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, D4, B8, D4, 5E, 41, 00, E8, 12, 00, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, ED, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, C0, 55, 68, 8B, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 45, EC, 50, 8D, 45, D8, E8, BE, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D8, 89, 45, DC, C6, 45, E0, 0B, 8D, 55, D4, B8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, CF, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D4, 89, 45, E4, C6, 45, E8, 0B, 8D, 55, DC, B9, 01, 00, 00, 00, B8, 04, 65, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8739

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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