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mozilla_firefox.exe

WEBCELLENCE LTD

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mozilla_firefox.exe, “Generic App Installer Setup ” by WEBCELLENCE 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 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:
%PROD_NAME%  (signed by WEBCELLENCE LTD)

Product:
%PROD_NAME%

Description:
Generic App Installer Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34309

MD5:
98b6407a289d2e5b6a85ec3bdd34e93a

SHA-1:
37c6e24b78346b2ca45e6b479333b421ee4af9e2

SHA-256:
6c62c347ea4b7caf07d5e18ea3d7d0d536e4bb0f92c5bcac3672c93d74b13d31

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 '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:
4/28/2024 11:30:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.WEBCELLE.Installer (M)
16.5.12.23

File size:
753.8 KB (771,840 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34309

Copyright:
%PROD_NAME%

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WEBCELLENCE LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/21/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WEBCELLENCE LTD, O=WEBCELLENCE LTD, STREET=Nurit, L=Ora, S=Israel, PostalCode=90880, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BE07C5030900E79AAB032F01B13AC0FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IbvpSRFyWPfRNVbIQy2TSebzT+6L45/L12A7BwsCEc+EsHGlo3flbVxQeNSr:Ibv8yWHRNVbIy5zTv4f7HHGa3fl5NU

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Entropy:
7.8280

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.makemybrowser.com/?ic_user_id=842

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