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firefox_tsa110zn.exe

Perion Network Ltd.

The application firefox_tsa110zn.exe by Perion Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Perion 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address ude.databssint.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Perion Network Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
98720e4cb8efd367fcf0e7f345141346

SHA-1:
9a87d8d650dc5fbf9210f48c105a56bd97e196f3

SHA-256:
ae057fa96923fa5e3e15996217fedc1b60542307f0455991c4d6547683c84d7a

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

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 6:01:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Wajam
4.0.3.14121

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1895
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14191

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Perinet
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.12.01.06

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.ClientConnect.dgyrqb
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion.Q
14.12.1.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.141129

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Conduit/Variant
10204

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786236
35224

File size:
1 MB (1,080,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Perion Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\firefox_tsa110zn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Perion Network Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/24/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Perion Network Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Perion Network Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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:
45F87694FE8D1984719796AEC8031DF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 7:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4bDsdOcSWxMckQhNMYR0nzB8ev0brjmDthtFuGo2hsKH1rV:Gne9Nr0zKS03sn9RH1rV

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9824

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file firefox_tsa110zn.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/11/330/ct3304311/d75a4c45c4d14cedbb741bb25bc884e0/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.3.8.7.131203.03/.../Firefox.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ude.databssint.com  (107.22.223.150:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to storage.stgbssint.com  (172.229.236.170:80)

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