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mozilla_firefox_17.0_downloader.exe

Application

Apponic

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mozilla_firefox_17.0_downloader.exe, “Application Setup ” by Apponic has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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. 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:
Program App   (signed by Apponic)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
4.4.3.5

MD5:
2544b00f37f2dee2c54bf0a143b0aa4a

SHA-1:
bf973efd403872743bf5d723e2f685fb65ec8431

SHA-256:
d2a14fbf14eea4947f5afcbaa1db41337613ce6f0e14c90c669be1185ca4b8c5

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/26/2024 9:55:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150617

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3075

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.151
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16279

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Apponic
15.6.17.19

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

File size:
730 KB (747,568 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.3

Copyright:
Web Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\mozilla_firefox_17.0_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apponic

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/14/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Apponic, OU=IT, O=Apponic, L=Shanghai, S=Shanghai, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
67DDF7235C960EAA54E2CFA8F79EC5F7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:j7jSG2LZwVO3Cerb7aTrBJjqEpLZOeATSHJmAzVYi2+rRjapXCw3lkAR2j2YL:j7jSpZWO3C6bar5fOe2SHJnOj8RP6R8F

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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Entropy:
7.8817

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to smtp.apponic.com  (72.51.38.125:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-117-168.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.117.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-189-255.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.189.255:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-182-77.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.182.77:80)

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