aa_v3.exe

Installer Software

AgileMax (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 application aa_v3.exe, “Installer Software Setup ” by AgileMax (Fried Cookie) 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 installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Prog Installer   (signed by AgileMax (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Installer Software

Description:
Installer Software Setup

Version:
1.1.3.5

MD5:
a7de669b44ed7376240b1c0be894fe47

SHA-1:
ff666056d709f22f2892a6e0ab4594fad33067e0

SHA-256:
d6edde7a7a71335e652f101db2d330d5a89abfb385accea6e533992586e7ea50

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/24/2024 4:01:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.1.7

File size:
793 KB (812,056 bytes)

Product version:
3.6

Copyright:
Installer Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\aa_v3.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/4/2015 7:21:26 PM

Valid to:
5/4/2016 7:21:26 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121238B87C187153762F9CFD91D298260F0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Wp0MWO6KOlIIeBNx8SV3oL0L6FXtA4m0t15B:WGmOcp1VYL+6FXyw

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:
7.9181

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file aa_v3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 32 URLs.

http://cdn.phpriotcontent.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

http://cdn.phpriotcontent.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

http://70.38.40.185/AA_v3.exe

Latest 30 of 32 download URLs

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