mozilla_firefox_en.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_en.exe by Webcellence 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. 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:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6625f7eae86c24c3d0fa7ba45405dbd1

SHA-1:
7f88441920e51cad0dcd8b30f002dcaeee353ae6

SHA-256:
c7e01addf77c12ec634b6a8664b4b21f19873cb70552bbec8224b4b48a66a624

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 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:
4/16/2024 7:02:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CH potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.135.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcelle (M)
16.7.1.21

File size:
645.8 KB (661,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\mozilla_firefox_en.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/5/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=Moshav Ora, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2742F1242826FB7F69B052B7F394DFED

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:ayMJfsGwgGVOLotpa9Y7yMupNSYD671T/2tY1m45nNOIQ2u7mFN6GwCgi:ayMJfs7gGVeoqMqpNfDod/2tYE45nQIY

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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