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mozilla-thunderbird-13298-dp.exe

Lite

Mode Beta (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-thunderbird-13298-dp.exe, “Lite Setup ” by Mode Beta (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 Mozilla Thunderbird but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lite

Description:
Lite Setup

MD5:
f1d93e221b3961da2448d8ce88183200

SHA-1:
bc95abd176fb15116773ee16ad76dfde155cf9e1

SHA-256:
ba97f2c917e43f33bdf2d6a7dcf7beb25c517c311269f58e5f792b0df958e454

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:
5/10/2024 3:55:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.22.3

File size:
944.3 KB (966,936 bytes)

Product version:
4.2.2

Copyright:
Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\mozilla-thunderbird-13298-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:pTtBYvtCO6iNum4dvHgNoW+iN6jEvZJCblnxIGX:pBWvL2HgJ+iNFRJwIGX

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file mozilla-thunderbird-13298-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.appranchsoftware.com/c?x=r5OCyKq8mwKudgTwMr8pCcoONwvwpxxSBRTTRneFCoE=&c=9wOUHZQMQgbKofYrMdRKUSVHXRmYWxMhUmmJQOVSg6lJEuoUshpkO1ww0VWrtvZHGLvdfPqk/ws/hrcnhwrJ0HBRMJlsAaP H 8ZZHjOljCjfyD6fEgpjO13CmMDoiv9&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/38.6.0/win32/.../Thunderbird Setup 38.6.0.exe&downloadAs=Mozilla-Thunderbird-13298-dp.exe

http://www.appranchsoftware.com/c?x=FQtkAgJLYv4W5TydTpMf1HT/9WoxJLFRL1Zs x/OV1s=&c=UalCnTgQYUmm5aBLZp7JKeBVJuuyXTgA4w4JFb3yaVmg7vH kpI1L/pSSYUxYLzulzn BIMfzbio8aUxDUwl2Pud6abX0y4idz2wnkwq1ql5J5j 3vjpdtIVFCdafUi/&fallback_url=http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/38.6.0/win32/.../Thunderbird Setup 38.6.0.exe&downloadAs=Mozilla-Thunderbird-13298-dp.exe

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