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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Astro Network (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_flash_setup.exe by Astro Network (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 9 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 upgrade-pro.org.

File name:

Publisher:

Astro Network (Fried Cookie Ltd.) (signed and verified)

MD5:

916af102352c47891d2d7c6449899df8

SHA-1:

26e031087ccb05ad816265669f6239e942cd0fd5

SHA-256:

f01bd6e16ac0d4e3a6376296e7c9de3b9d9b7e0a742ac5ae21629c048dce7b5b

Scanner detections:

9 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/15/2024 6:13:43 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.760688

7.11.186.130

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3288

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.38502

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.PL potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.185.14021

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AstroNet

v2014.11.16.12

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AstroNetworkFriedCookie.R

14.11.21.23

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

34232

File size:

742.9 KB (760,688 bytes)

Product version:

1.5

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Astro Network (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

10/22/2014 3:02:00 PM

Valid to:

10/23/2015 3:02:00 PM

Subject:

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

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121D5280137EC081E84AED06FDD52E337A0

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):

12288:BHzpxDH+a8jL4T5kAi2sHLHkL4zZARHhRrXyTT62E7bWL0i2DQ+8v7bczgE1v3t0:BHzDHt8jsxi2sCWAXRr8T62E7A2DQ+8j

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8631

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://upgrade-pro.org/download.php?conversion_id=14161574099547&site_id=556&app_id=4&lp_id=372&v=icrs&stub_id=32&v_id=2d026d1d2a84ee321ca503c5ba2722b1&dist_id=330&channel=jovuk&cid=adk2_qcUuX-CLafXh__oeTxrtcEMytwmDHXWRxWtF-QVzZV8njwrZW8h7VpzZVrW6jBqasHLxI5Mdh75nQbLzhPa4HZLX3bNFYqH5IkCQt6-VpRPJqkWzgbM8GQSVMZQGTQvihDJqiDbwWy9uzgJAdx4oNo_6m8vqHfY6kHvK9NdzhfdLctNopXBfiATJQJrgK0sFe6j58nmrIp69jXDyrsV4W4RvEyAktIREiJZqkq7fRSBQxMro5_hVrwyVH1LnNnJ8tr2P4V4H3inUOG9FU28BVagJqdOwUNjV4lz2LgYLdcJ6xoRWBTekD45xLTAftnWyQGeIN8y6hnRnxu4QK2-_Gyw1mj8E1IgcyRH_VVoYj9nku9O_3cbiWVG1SQe3HcHqwnGJaY01AH7ZMZAr6C_y81gP87zW_uQSa-qJxfM&sid=50641240

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