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setup-firefox.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application setup-firefox.exe by Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Covus 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:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e8b37673fd2dbebe65ebcc336918bbc5

SHA-1:
8801986476450945b05cf8e9ad328cd8342697b1

SHA-256:
945ca39927be7bb8f133d906eb50c38744b83dc5804effc42df81fbd44a568a4

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially 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:
4/26/2024 4:07:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadGuide.Gen
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3156

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10484
9.0.1.087

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadGuide.F potentially unwanted
9.11424

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of download-finaltorrent.exe (PUP)
2015.7.3.8

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15341

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloadHelper
14.0.0.2276

McAfee
Artemis!AB91B06573ED
5600.6716

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Covus
15.3.28.20

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0321
7.2.184

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38552

File size:
365.2 KB (373,936 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup-firefox.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/29/2014 4:41:38 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 4:41:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, L=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00FEAC9D237F1C5C86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7QqX0l8pyl3IH7SqHKw/9VfoYq9dK+eh/yivTegyKM3D6cq0QFF8kvlQb4:d0lgBz99N9+myimKM3DLMmUQM

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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