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firefoxsetup.exe

Program

Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application firefoxsetup.exe, “Program Setup ” by Moca Network (New Media Holdings) 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:
Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

MD5:
aff37e68c07f19b89e979ce4a1816bb9

SHA-1:
9f3ae358da92d375876f036c555b3826c0cd1c15

SHA-256:
d21271ed161404a8afa4ba42d755277f70200bccc2d070d56964dc0ff4d0306e

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:
5/26/2024 3:28:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.zkh
7.11.192.168

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-151129

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2910

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-648
0.98/20170

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.HG
20343

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.45
9.0.1.0333

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SK potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.bv1@k0rWeIbO
11.2015-29-11_1

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCo
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.186.14309

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.11.29.11

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmkfpr
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.New Media Holdings.Installer (M)
15.11.29.23

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
35418

File size:
799 KB (818,144 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

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:
Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 4:08:19 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 4:08:19 AM

Subject:
CN=Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121BDE3E9465AA3885C78E31659FB678295

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:pCVtwJJHzsOQME/3LSNTm+H7O+loZO3KwgoQyz/:pEmEvLSfHK+lo43Kwgofz

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:
7.8499

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.set-install.com/?dl=1&dr=cHaWck1mIXvlDmW4vExthXN3DKV0AQDzcj1zcmAmIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhKVuvmNjhVVTvmNBDz1l QDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fAzL0Nz7FOZayvm5EIKiWXzAROZ71AZ74NT7R1&campaignId=9jn0ATg0NZ74AZMq

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