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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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Max Setup (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, “Installer Setup ” by Max Setup (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 7 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.
Publisher:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
911851bce22e8045db6807965c9285e8

SHA-1:
6c6824fa7ec43f5fba9dbb0db89be09b93f5364b

SHA-256:
b7db233b322382e8f9b0d382ca8274b769ce751cc8f9b8dd227243accef69cc5

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
11/6/2024 5:37:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.198.252

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3242

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
20547

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.38
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TD potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxSetupFriedCookie.R
15.1.4.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35418

File size:
858.8 KB (879,456 bytes)

Product version:
4.6

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:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/10/2014 5:10:53 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 5:10:53 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FC9E1A9C3422431D142D3266A640CC1E

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:kuZp20FH88/Z+DsaxhnUfsrohHzVScnPHRmnOqZVrk48VzV1z5O6iWQB:kuZF88/Z+Dsajpwh8DrkJf1zYtWA

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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Entropy:
7.8134

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://sl.updatenet-check.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14200404792442&site_id=1135&app_id=4&lp_id=554&v=ico&stub_id=71&v_id=38fbcbda6d80be49de9ed06064927779&dist_id=251&channel=mrkfp&dast=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTImY2lwaWQ9MjAyMjAzMCZjaXNpZD1CMzMzQzlCRDg3NTEzNjMxMjM0Nzg5MjkxJmNpcmlkPUIzMzNDOUJEODc1MTM2NDQ1NTA1NzgxMCZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9MjAwMjI1ODA3NzI0MDAwMDAwJmNpdWlkPS0yMTgwNTUzOTMyMDEyMjMyMjcyJnNvPTImY3JpZD0yOTU3MTc4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZvc2lkPTUzMiZjbnRyeT0yMjYmY2ljbXA9NDY1MjI4JmN1ND0xOCZwdWJpZD02OTA2MQ==

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