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firefoxsetup.exe

SuperCool Applications

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefoxsetup.exe by SuperCool Applications has been detected as adware by 19 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. 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.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9f46c405da2080360e2d5fbb79a726fb

SHA-1:
25724a5fa217957fc84a844aaa789e7480a05977

SHA-256:
fab6824e07c4929d1065fb06800c13000ce87084cee90c7a52cfcc709bae6b0f

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 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:
4/16/2024 10:42:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.182.246

avast!
Win32:InstallCore-HH [PUP]
150319-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2016.0.3140

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18969

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JW potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

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

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of open officesetup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.15.13

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgott
0.28.6.62995

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ironSource
15.4.13.13

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Trojan.MTA.0162
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.2001

File size:
763.9 KB (782,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SuperCool Applications

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SuperCool Applications, O=SuperCool Applications, STREET=63 Ronthscheld Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
7239B70290995A99967AE1DE581942C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0onvpkcO0oQj/OzRstKVdSHOfCXKGYPikzgQ1Z5ceajAO46uDoN4175tZ1e:pnvSY/ONrV99zgWbza0OaCi5

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8810

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.gol-apps.com/?dl=1&meta=DmlyDKDJekWC 3iJ dAJhd5C m0WedNyDK50IXDlfSDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWDK4m7dAWi0nm7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV84NziFAzA1NznmI3cWedtleX2JcmxWvm10hXtt7XxjIHxFcrVWvm1uhXtw r5jDK1l ExWvmN0hXt07XvEDXxWvmF0hXtpDCNJ Exl Ei6xH1YIKDTDK5y7dg6VH0mDXPwcj1Y7KNlIKxWvm5whXtPDHsJcdl0IKWufSDC2j1YDrVdIKNlfS7m7K2pDZ1fOZLFOTAFAZayAjn=

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