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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 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.

File name:

firefox_setup.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager Cert (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Firefox

Description:

Firefox

Version:

2.0.7.4

MD5:

6d2e454535e130935af4e7a460795ff8

SHA-1:

fff83eb3e2f09a2871110ccb32e43054134cc67c

SHA-256:

1c0ec3020b395d01a3f8c6bb2564ace8d41e8c8cd145a102acab08080305933f

Scanner detections:

17 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 10:13:38 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.159.108

AVG

Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader.CX

2014.0.3986

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-3

0.98/19086

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5095

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.180.12657

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.07.08.07

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz

0.28.0.60698

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.07.08.07

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.N

14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14706

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

31088

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.178

2.0.0.1851

File size:

754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.7.4

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:

5/23/2014 5:20:07 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:gBhyRKF9Je6ouxOtgwl0VgcLD7cFM1MY1S1jeqcpfpu9ljNq3jbGNDmUAMNKoNN+:4oKF9JlCWTHDcFhY1SuUlNWjbqmUjNb6

Entry address:

0x25C418

Entry point:

60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10... 
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Entropy:

7.9357

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.6 MB (1,729,024 bytes)

The file firefox_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/28.0/win32/.../Firefox Setup 28.0.exe

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