» mozilla_firefox.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

mozilla_firefox.exe

Installer

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, “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. 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.

File name:

mozilla_firefox.exe

Publisher:

Webcellence Ltd. (signed and verified)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

Version:

4.4.5.0

MD5:

c400229c9c1bf4d6f9b3c9f92ef5605e

SHA-1:

622bf23be3d4d3d069e664db11e27086a41e9706

SHA-256:

7fb5c470817a46e665e189759d6d5b58e28c1d6a1ba138a784d1935fa7c202d4

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:

4/27/2024 1:33:42 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.Webcellence.Installer (M)

16.2.15.19

File size:

991.4 KB (1,015,200 bytes)

Product version:

4.2

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:

thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

1/18/2016 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/18/2017 6:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=IT, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=ORA, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

773E2C2E5EC62B0904E1441B54A723A6

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:iVRrm2oZtQNLjfXQNjpuYCok9kxgtInmMhnYRnN1dJnr3XhGz:ijUZ48jT/qtIn9nYRnNLJn0z

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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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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