adobe-reader-12627-dp.exe

Ran

Mode Beta (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 adobe-reader-12627-dp.exe, “Ran Setup ” by Mode Beta (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Adobe's free Reader but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Hesudemo   (signed by Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Ran

Description:
Ran Setup

MD5:
c7852ff0a52e0a0f7298bf6b7804e5df

SHA-1:
ae7a671d3ea4e3df9ce09a21b939798cf257b549

SHA-256:
06c1127804069ea275b557ef5e5d5c22e14364c18887f465ce74c2be492f419b

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:
11/1/2024 4:27:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.1.13

File size:
999.3 KB (1,023,280 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7UmJNiRxEp+j5H6f0g46+TLjqH96oicoKhukD7Yn:7dJM6fUbHj66o1hJMn

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 adobe-reader-12627-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 33 URLs.

http://www.giftbundletoday.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

Latest 30 of 33 download URLs

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