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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Smooth Funnel (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 Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 12 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 howtoupdate.freeupgradeweb.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.) (signed and verified)

MD5:

36c26d662aaf7f478fc85e2a84abad2c

SHA-1:

645db3b946a069fa249a131892634028f2cc1077

SHA-256:

f777ddd3344523a7869d291458fa6523c81157b7691c56095f0b03a947964d35

Scanner detections:

12 / 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:

1/12/2025 5:09:57 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-150927

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.611

9.0.1.0270

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.SO potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AK.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of mozilla_firefox_setup(1).exe (Adware)

2015.9.27.15

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16076

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C

v2015.09.27.03

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

15.8.14.17

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.14

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.5063361

40552

File size:

809 KB (828,440 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:

Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

11/4/2014 9:23:32 AM

Valid to:

11/5/2015 9:23:32 AM

Subject:

CN=Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11216AEFFE75C22F406A86FDA13B56000C6A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:x5FfGqdi5cwBVvwEX9cJzWRLdWhffJp7r5r1X:xbug4N9OWRLdWhfL7r9R

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:

7.6538

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://howtoupdate.freeupgradeweb.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14228970488070&site_id=3681&app_id=4&lp_id=402&v=icrs&stub_id=80&v_id=166720b861490f0983d17c4809dde727&dist_id=330&channel=jovfa&cid=adk2_NkWFvbHrnoXFu1_3rZi_uPOE0ZzBuJoDzSdK5LUaC17fK9JwcEPZTavM-SauL66HahExVV1M-wFNCTDIvP_1UZxFullLlzUuygVhrYL15d2uc9yPQXlDMrxtNQeRuxqpR6l6xhghYkEK9ARd1R9KZwaATtSnTtW9dIZ8hnm2Xcix0mssSQHbENzPQF7LfKQ9LUdYyzqe6RVUEC0cC-dqUwOlJSGLaoTcUIbj6zy6BzS72QQR-YruVeti-riYQ9VnWBPlqlE_gcnlQtGReDNVfivtOD-InZwLUUblRvT1R5HkwwPyTDAbLtBeveTl3bfQm_zsxW1kZ3MrZFABi6FGrI64hgIHy8sLYUBsk_skY69FHCrn3Sj8lTEw66EFRXRPLOdlnaVTBpVx7EaGWDLV6ZGtru17ikBghIExqrXMu1DCJOx2WxMvcpmitw&sid=55392789

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