mozilla firefox setup.exe

WeDownload, Ltd

The application mozilla firefox setup.exe by WeDownload 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 Midia Downloader installer. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from mozilla-firefox.todownload.com.
Publisher:
WeDownload, Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
11bf88f3e1d64af363585258a0328279

SHA-1:
a4c2cbc76ed050654c7be70e5ce17c64a1e2451d

SHA-256:
0823beb273a0048b2934b1e84395a8833d0b9dfeac255802b9cb83f1744d2ec5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/26/2024 7:41:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WeDownload.Bundler (M)
16.5.26.15

File size:
593.4 KB (607,616 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Midia Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
2/6/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 7:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN="WeDownload, Ltd", O="WeDownload, Ltd", L=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0320C5B8F7CE6E92D3665598826A4480

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lwMDD4z8x0bDiuWkPDBfOkAXlgmpQ5K/dQlnrH2DDm9:ltghsSD5o1r68/dQlD4Dm

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9159

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file mozilla firefox setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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