mozilla-firefox-37-0-1-32-bits.exe

Application

DownloadMax (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mozilla-firefox-37-0-1-32-bits.exe, “Application Setup ” by DownloadMax (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
Internet Generic Web   (signed by DownloadMax (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
15ec4f9f3937121692656dc67b58600a

SHA-1:
693506e53bb3a013c15cb2012f387e603e6a45d7

SHA-256:
0e374a446966c206c42dc8c688a318c275b5c5ee99f991b4d92384f5b4143486

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/17/2024 2:10:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.8.1

File size:
645.8 KB (661,256 bytes)

Product version:
1.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mozilla-firefox-37-0-1-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/1/2015 7:16:22 AM

Valid to:
2/25/2016 11:48:52 AM

Subject:
CN=DownloadMax (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=DownloadMax (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
11218ED0CDB201334A8F0C3A38E250C77D39

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

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 mozilla-firefox-37-0-1-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.bestcontentcosmos.com/c?x=S kXdUmTrDcCGE4pHH/glzqY9i a5O6DSM4JvTeB/5Q=&c=HbUHgHi2pKoxTzuNm4NPdSGnOG/68mWLkZa pf0cdf/Imq1gVfWF9qDb5mheeAN4MyAlSU cAmHLzKTrr6jUZw==&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/37.0.1/win32/.../Firefox Setup 37.0.1.exe

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