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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 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

download manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Firefox

Description:

Firefox

Version:

2.0.16.0

MD5:

fb4ccbd80f5338bc5df621e55f2cfbdb

SHA-1:

ab0d63401ca6ceee20363ed17868e581e93d88f2

SHA-256:

0f90516e71f6916d4ea83f41d35aa04e8855c5b4091091589c618e88d26018f9

Scanner detections:

31 / 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 3:39:58 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

889

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.137.118

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-140829

AVG

Generic_r

2015.0.3427

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

1.0.20.1205

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62

0.98/19185

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17825

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5245

9.0.1.0181

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

8.14.08.29.11

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-2100c5bd

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

11.2014-29-08_6

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2014.8.30.3

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3330

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.06.30.08

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs

0.28.0.58873

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.06.30.08

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.S

14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14628

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

10391

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

26712

File size:

755.9 KB (774,008 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.16.0

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}\downloads\firefox_setup_stub.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/9/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/11/2017 4:59:59 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:

6/27/2014 1:49:34 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:rCgTBURd2JuJQHGlwst1QB9eyGgrsa3/JhKrnqCsNaUu64xzvReZX4Kjpu:rNKftOreyLernDweRiImpu

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:

7.9361

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.7 MB (1,733,632 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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