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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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 application adobe_flash_setup.exe by Astro Delivery (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:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1c4ed6e33573d8f271942e63c4700345

SHA-1:
36c48db2e224685078ddc9854ba1396e502361e7

SHA-256:
37a5b14915e780f45d42d18ba7f46477840071f8bda2f3d0a0d391f993551297

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 '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:
12/26/2024 4:12:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.2.7

File size:
1.1 MB (1,118,152 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 Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

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

Valid to:
10/22/2015 10:11:59 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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NpvEGFoBMtw8IslR3XXNUDO4H+EdMSx8OzscYt6ir+gX0tV7nSO:N9JqBMt/Is73EOY+EAF5t6irNEt9

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_flash_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://24.upgrade4secure.com/download.php?conversion_id=14173630232208&site_id=612&app_id=4&lp_id=613&v=ico&stub_id=61&v_id=78da2d5f4060fd5afc14318d6e32ccad&dist_id=356&channel=mrk_frf&dast=YnJzcj0zODc2JmJvPTImc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTIwMDAxOTYwNzQwODAwMDAwMCZzbz0yJmNpY21wPTQ2Mjc4OCZwdWJpZD0zMzkwNiZjdTQ9MTcmY2lwaWQ9MjAyMjA3MCZjaXNpZD02NUMwMjFCQUYzMTg4NjAxOTIxNzk1MDE5JmNpcmlkPTY1QzAyMUJBRjMxODg2MDI4OTQ0MzE0MTgmY2l1aWQ9NDk3MzgxMjAxNDUzMDUzNDc0OCZjcmlkPTI5NTc2MTgmZXhjaWQ9MjImbW10PS0xJm9zaWQ9NTM1JmNudHJ5PTcz

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