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firefox_downloader_sp.exe

Firefox Installer

Ez-download

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application firefox_downloader_sp.exe, “Deploy Firefox along with various offers” by Ez-download 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 Adlogica Downloader 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:
Ez-download  (signed and verified)

Product:
Firefox Installer

Description:
Deploy Firefox along with various offers

Version:
25

MD5:
ec90c75d4e95b3ebaa6bb39ddaf29a52

SHA-1:
ca014360ac79e408c8bd0078e256247ceb166131

SHA-256:
6948604424bc469fa3bcc8754378d73c00afb59ec1eb75f11955a4c97e904bf1

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 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 12:18:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica (M)
17.2.22.2

File size:
1.3 MB (1,349,992 bytes)

Product version:
25

Copyright:
©ez-download

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\firefox_downloader_sp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ez-download

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ez-download, O=Ez-download, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F70CD1FD9DEF6FE1E710D56A167734BD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/17/2013 1:17:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x110400

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, A0, E9, 50, 00, E8, D4, 71, EF, FF, 8B, 0D, A0, A5, 51, 00, 8B, 09, B2, 01, A1, 38, 3E, 4C, 00, E8, D0, F2, F4, FF, 8B, 15, 94, A6, 51, 00, 89, 02, A1, A0, A5, 51, 00, 8B, 00, E8, D4, 8A, F5, FF, A1, A0, A5, 51, 00, 8B, 00, B2, 01, E8, 6E, A9, F5, FF, 8B, 0D, 78, A3, 51, 00, A1, A0, A5, 51, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, F0, 1D, 50, 00, E8, C6, 8A, F5, FF, A1, A0, A5, 51, 00, 8B, 00, E8, F2, 8B, F5, FF, E8, 29, 4B, EF, FF, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,111,552 bytes)

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