home

adblock setup.exe

Installer

Max Criteria (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 adblock setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Max Criteria (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:
Max Criteria (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
5.4.4.1

MD5:
cd369c931a3f25ad1897b0ca61c20b2c

SHA-1:
422ee0ed76f1fa4b87bb6552fa47525c85d99817

SHA-256:
97abef87f23a74d34d4724d2b6c88aff93f96d454dccd072fb742220c6422a9b

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 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:
11/29/2024 9:39:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.28.4

File size:
963 KB (986,136 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

Copyright:
Lite Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\adblock setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Criteria (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 9:30:28 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 11:37:50 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121F0C6B8EDBABE266B325280BC664A1402

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QdtZMTceJ+RL4pPjNDYhQMFFgyjK1SNXzrrUeZWfL6YTm:Q72oFRMpPjShjFxOu386Gm

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9335

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file adblock setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloadhostbundles.com/.../wWgRVfLFcn60jRkEn8pmk7MuIFI=&c=ZU4a86vnU76PwIbu0oi7uyVRZBGcaSUQohdJbhJgVoB5XfFlFXyfNhzXB08Wq7CWhJXpy7F20BIlqnxegMb2h7sQjIVnPRep9TeZECrtD4GOjRkrnF0BzUVpOy3v5r4R&downloadAs=AdBlock Setup.exe

Remove adblock setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.