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firefox_setup_16.0.1.exe

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The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefox_setup_16.0.1.exe by Secure Installer has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Secure Installer  (signed and verified)

MD5:
afa9445a4d91d42982163505dce8a887

SHA-1:
7c0528f0f8b870a4f7e0daeaefa74abeaccefd00

SHA-256:
dd5bcfe0eca2ccdc936cf5a7308f306acd0034f668ed7cee5bd15c858fb940b0

Scanner detections:
9 / 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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:07:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.101.166

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.53
9.0.1.084

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AY (variant)
8.8782

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SecureInstaller.S
14.3.25.4

Sophos
Install Core
4.91

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1K9
7.2.84

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.2691
3.12.24.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
21334

File size:
1.1 MB (1,114,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\firefox_setup_16.0.1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Secure Installer

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/25/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/26/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Secure Installer, O=Secure Installer, STREET=720 Market Street, STREET=5th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94102, C=US

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

Serial number:
00C3507C1ADDE6B4C52E5426990F85CA2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fVZ5Q5esuoYK8Uu2S38hIpJ9LVgLcC8C:fVZ7suJ0/+3

Entry address:
0xCABC0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 40, E4, 41, 00, E8, 65, F9, FF, FF, 40, 00, E0, 34, 40, 00, 1C, 35, 40, 00, 11, 54, 49, 6E, 74, 65, 72, 66, 61, 63, 65, 64, 4F, 62, 6A, 65, 63, 74, 8B, C0, 18, 12, 40, 00, 11, 0B, 54, 42, 6F, 75, 6E, 64, 41, 72, 72, 61, 79, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 40, 10, 40, 00, 06, 53, 79, 73, 74, 65, 6D, FF, 25, F4, C1, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, F0, C1, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, EC, C1, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, E8, C1, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, E4, C1, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

The file firefox_setup_16.0.1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.ez-download.com/download.php?file=firefox

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