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firefox_setup_stub.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_stub.exe, “Firefox ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. 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:

Publisher:

Download Manager Cert (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Firefox

Description:

Firefox

Version:

2.0.52.0

MD5:

d92cd5a861cef40c42577aece57d80ef

SHA-1:

40542006ffeaa3b830a162153fb3c09caad19e6d

SHA-256:

85ea2c5c6baf1d7ebefd93013de4da45d3d03169c8692d95ff2497373b8963c1

Scanner detections:

15 / 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:

4/25/2024 5:55:34 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.170.24

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

140813-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.AK

2014.0.4015

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5379

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.7.5.0

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.08.30.12

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt

0.28.2.61861

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.S

14.8.29.21

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14828

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4784938

32210

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.428

2.0.0.1906

File size:

899.8 KB (921,432 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.52.0

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\firefox_setup_stub.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/9/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/11/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, L=Victoria, 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:

6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/15/2014 12:25:42 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:r0pUzKL8lVoAWomDtgcnSeRnf72iGxaKh:rwUzKL4VoAYgm72iDg

Entry address:

0x297B20

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 80, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, E3, 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:

7.8737

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/firefox/releases/30.0/win32/.../Firefox Setup Stub 30.0.exe

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