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mozilla_firefox.exe

My Program

Symbolicom Holdings Limited

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, “My Program Setup ” by Symbolicom Holdings Limited has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. 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. 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:
Symbolicom Holdings Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
8d5cfbd2cce2817fadad0f78f4b6bdfb

SHA-1:
f191769d54de95ff280772404ebfa2ce1c9059b9

SHA-256:
520933929ac1d51c012da6e7a56865a38144ab3eac77a99cc7e5017943efe779

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/6/2024 12:17:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3303

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PT potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of google_earth.exe (Adware)
2014.11.2.15

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SymbolicomHoldingsLimited.P
14.8.15.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
779.2 KB (797,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

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:
Symbolicom Holdings Limited

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/10/2014 12:06:04 PM

Valid to:
6/11/2015 12:06:04 PM

Subject:
CN=Symbolicom Holdings Limited, O=Symbolicom Holdings Limited, L=Tortola, C=VG

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

Serial number:
1121202947393588614ECB9CFD4B1531494C

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:n1vHDMGX6cYgjomrVwSgBrEa7waG5PeIbXIvE:nJwGKcYgvgxw2I1

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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