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firefox_setup.exe

Firefox

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application firefox_setup.exe, “Firefox ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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.

File name:

firefox_setup.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Firefox

Description:

Firefox

Version:

2.0.4.86

MD5:

703bdebc0b8d236de5c3c5d829c825f5

SHA-1:

fa43affc92bdcf153f20033f01191323aef20409

SHA-256:

d42a3c7c8cc75eb9dd17bf7d2d38a487094361b27fe15787e599f22f83ab8fbc

Scanner detections:

35 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/20/2024 3:13:57 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

355

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AgentCV.A.6255

7.11.150.22

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-160214

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2017.0.2833

Bitdefender

Adware.Agent.OEW

1.0.20.225

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-21

0.98/20037

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17825

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2035

9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.16.02.14.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

10.9455

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.1819587

2/14/2016

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.D.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Adware.Agent.OEW

11.2016-14-02_1

G Data

Adware.Agent.OEW

16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Trojan-Spy.Zbot

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.178.12184

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.662

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2016.02.14.12

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!62CFE487BDBF

5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.Agent.OEW

17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwblbu

0.28.0.59921

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.837536.B

14.07.28.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

16.02.14.12

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)

16.2.14.12

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16212

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.97

Total Defense

Win32/AirInstaller.AHEZVKB

37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

26712

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.128

2.0.0.1799

File size:

841.9 KB (862,120 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.86

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/8/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/9/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/28/2014 10:32:43 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:TGWVC/ONsG69GtAFS5zJCxihkIPIC09tP54khIdokA2efYaw9:90WX69GtAgIX36dod1Yaw9

Entry address:

0x2673B0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 40, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, E5, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8870

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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