firefox_tsv54mih8.exe

Palo Alto Technologies

The application firefox_tsv54mih8.exe by Palo Alto Technologies has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 d.bbadabout-home.com.
Publisher:
Palo Alto Technologies  (signed and verified)

MD5:
85a39c3a38f0b20e04f2b8396ecfe7c5

SHA-1:
aac05fc86516c1dde4536d6db00c14f3bbcc80f2

SHA-256:
24185ecf8d3861737562cfeba3987886522207f3635c139c4e9255b056ad24a8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/6/2024 1:52:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion Partner (M)
17.3.13.5

File size:
714.5 KB (731,672 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_tsv54mih8.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/6/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/7/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Palo Alto Technologies, O=Palo Alto Technologies, L=Belize City, S=Belize, C=BZ

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0FDF18920EC451B5148D1CCD7E8F1A6B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 3:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

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:
7.9666

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file firefox_tsv54mih8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d.bbadabout-home.com/ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=65&SoftwareName=Firefox&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://downloads.cdnlocker.com/firefox-mozilla.exe&ImageUrl=http://cdn.cdnlocker.com/resources/.../firefox-mozilla.png&SoftwareDescription=Surf the Web comfortably, relying on speed, safety.&PUID=1523567267158708340&PPD=search,59065957139,firefox,e,,c,0,,,&CID=11379&FID=CLnwt_H5t8MCFQiUaQodO1cAww&InstallSessionID=152356726715870834003135826&cmdline=

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