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Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The file {18aa4344-41fd-44f8-a78f-ee293b431617} by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 11 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 file has been seen being downloaded from freempr8.gettingsoft.com.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aecb4681ffcb730e7a74677a75f99839

SHA-1:
d460c2301c6f62b05d96362556d90d633b8af0c0

SHA-256:
715a386ba5b6ac9819bd06d39175c30526a5d980aac10d1767ed78434c4a8d76

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
11/27/2024 9:43:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.188.92

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3281

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141123

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.RFPA
20174

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14098

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.11.23.02

McAfee
Artemis!AECB4681FFCB
5600.6937

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AstroDeliveryFriedCookie.g
14.11.23.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35010

File size:
791.2 KB (810,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 9:11:59 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 9:11:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121A99E73962365DC8A4A1F35AD57C59E60

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:L4zVG+LfkzuK+m8nIx94KD0RcBYiNgm7Q3Bn:L4I+LfkzhC13iBK

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)

The file {18aa4344-41fd-44f8-a78f-ee293b431617} has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://freempr8.gettingsoft.com/.../download?p=REVENUE&trckid=009058720014947886610

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