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firefoxsetup.exe

Firefox

Air Software

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 firefoxsetup.exe, “Firefox ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 26 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.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Firefox

Description:
Firefox

Version:
2.0.91.0

MD5:
c8e0154d223693c368035bc94ada6248

SHA-1:
4d8ce26ff84a24a5c637a0b814010bb1446c50b2

SHA-256:
eee8276a17c5af2b46dadf2a4d92d407fb6b0177ceca68cb4b6e1a6c63af1210

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/19/2024 3:34:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
6315774

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.12.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.198.178

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
141214-1

AVG
Airsoftware
2015.0.3245

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1815

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Graftor-544
0.98/19853

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
20524

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.50249
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-a607985a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14484

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.12.29.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
15.0.0.1089

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.djoeqq
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
29.12.2014 07:19:03

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.12.29.02

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.M
14.12.29.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.Klon.Win32.1523
2.0.0.2021

File size:
919.4 KB (941,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.91.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

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\firefoxsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, 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:
3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/24/2014 1:51:00 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FbMTdFxlNb0rj4lv9hUFGFLe8GUFaXHaecC:tMTdFerjO+aLe8GUFY6G

Entry address:
0x2A6630

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, E2, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8732

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
852 KB (872,448 bytes)

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

http://pcfilehelp.com/ad/firefox/.../download.php

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