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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 12 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. 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:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f8eb9630845cf9ea66533cd91149cccb

SHA-1:
aea6990c6b959fdadd0ed78b33ef265f82c8fffe

SHA-256:
e4909bb5df5eef1e04f608dd6d4c5f3acd241bad58e4847f9121f28994065016

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 '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:
4/16/2024 7:07:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.135.154

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LA
2014.0.4007

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25861
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13043

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!E43370B9FF8A
5600.7034

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.M
14.8.18.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14816

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1799

File size:
1.1 MB (1,107,024 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:
8/15/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 12:59:59 AM

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 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gZvS803z4RGZhpmMAFvfpkKmtcHe2tlxjsPMcExxnS9GG31LivwqhaYT:gt43zR0Fvhkqe6oPMcrGq1LivL8YT

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:
7.8427

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 rcWvmNjhL2kvmNBDz0m7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzg3AZgFAzn3ASDG2z1YIdVF2dWyDH0m XiWed1P2rNo2HlwDX0m K4We3sB7KNl KVu2H0m73iWe3xPcm2l2H0m EiWedlmidWu2rVu2ZpnfXtpDlNl7XvjIZpLfSDleHsyhXtP7dVpDH0m7XMWed5CcrWzIXxp dFWvmxdhXtCDXDp7dVWvQDPDdlChV84NTAwATC4NTgF

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