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mozilla-firefox-37-0-2-32-bits.exe

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PremiumBeam (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-37-0-2-32-bits.exe, “Software installer Setup ” by PremiumBeam (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. 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:
Installer Internet   (signed by PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Software installer

Description:
Software installer Setup

MD5:
2c671b7ed0284fbea24a7d929fdfedde

SHA-1:
1a8bb482eb634c375eee9eba028961cb4381958e

SHA-256:
8f0175e6c8027a95a3c43550ea0f94d904c4956bf46a8d49e0887583d3a6fa53

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 '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:
5/18/2024 1:19:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.9.18

File size:
674.7 KB (690,872 bytes)

Product version:
4.2

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mozilla-firefox-37-0-2-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/10/2015 1:22:16 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 1:22:16 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121983BE5F5063DA10DDB752DCCAAAB2F85

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-37-0-2-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.goodsoftwarestadium.com/c?x=g7Cztixe8NydIb1Yf9bGx9 HCPR2j11Z5VlK55TZ3us=&c=/xtVQ4IVBXUF9U9lOVJouCSvVIdAZllI6AWhDhZwX28l3nccfzVXD20HuWqaT4AVq5xpKhgAJP4U7Xlz2vYAaQ==&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/37.0.2/win32/.../Firefox Setup 37.0.2.exe

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