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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 15 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:
f9837aadaf5ef549a02aca16ef693e9c

SHA-1:
2756a277019875d663c312b7f29ed8a1403b3a41

SHA-256:
262cf6aeb65bad636146543f7132ef96cdc9f304b68ac230b85b701284a589a5

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/24/2024 2:24:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
1001

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.140.16

AVG
MalSign.Max Setup
2015.0.3479

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
1.0.20.650

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.SCL
18012

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.078

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
8.14.05.10.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BWJC (variant)
8.9611

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
11.2014-10-05_7

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
14.5.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adobeflashplayer.exe (Adware)
2014.5.10.4

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Supercool
v2014.03.19.01

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.WGZ@bWusJGjO
15.0.0.390

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.M
14.8.7.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27828

File size:
782.5 KB (801,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SuperCool Applications

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 8:59:59 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 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Nnv+LRq5vvQ3ywF7pAk9HlAIXG82Qv0cU:NvOK3Q3ySSAlAT8x+

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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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.

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