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Mozilla Firefox

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application mozilla firefox.exe, “Mozilla Firefox ” by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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.
Publisher:
Download Assistant   (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:
Mozilla Firefox

Description:
Mozilla Firefox

Version:
3.0.0.18

MD5:
0029978846a8c61979920dc91b67c0b7

SHA-1:
d21be1640b206b560b6c1b6e56a3516866527b1a

SHA-256:
f06837e5dffd5b4c01cd3a6a34797ddaf9fc92e4dbf05e7ce775d0b044dc3af9

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

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:
4/23/2024 12:55:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.FX
688

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.206.210

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150318

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3166

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.FX
1.0.20.385

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.170
9.0.1.077

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.FX
8.15.03.18.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant (variant)
8.10613

F-Prot
W32/A-9949dfbf
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.FX
11.2015-18-03_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.FX
15.3.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13965

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.03.18.10

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.FX
16.0.0.231

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Conduit.dhhkky
0.28.6.62995

Norman
Application.Bundler.FX
11.20150318

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.03.18.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAssistant.P
14.10.24.6

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.12

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.MFfaER
37.0.11254

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.Klon.Win32.1246
2.0.0.2052

File size:
872.4 KB (893,288 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.18

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mozilla firefox.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2016 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/30/2014 5:29:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ivIewYV91Z1f4slDwBxMDmxqdhhtwECUOe28rM:iAewA1owyMDmxqdrCZreJrM

Entry address:
0x4A3FF

Entry point:
E8, 6E, 07, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 80, 05, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, D1, 07, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.1988

Code size:
453 KB (463,872 bytes)

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

http://download.program-assist.com/v2/click/1ac8b922/?d=http://www.installer-assist.com/download/FirefoxSetup.exe&key=b08ffa54b7fff78b9952f8fe1bb3dc2c9745870d0e26f8452319959bf68cf0ae&sid=au-Mozilla Firefox&uid=au-Mozilla Firefox&affiliate_image=http://download-assist.com/admin/.../fox_i.png&product_image=http://download-assist.com/admin/.../fox_p.png&n=Mozilla Firefox&filename=Mozilla Firefox

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