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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:
55f40ae5c80ee6ff062b460615dd3081

SHA-1:
6ee5ce314193d1da76884d418b3f3232a7a3c8de

SHA-256:
003a08a0f5d1c7e1588c772ecf9f2851d440ffdb8834f175e8e6605ab0187bf2

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:
11/30/2024 3:34:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.4.16

File size:
875.1 KB (896,088 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 1:11:59 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 1:11:59 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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:grvEG4LZ5lyK7EOz8upCYdishyZM8AfhEiR1i:gTJYJ8u+GyqNfhtR1i

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:
7.7015

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://update-24.net/download.php?conversion_id=14148028172272&site_id=490&app_id=4&lp_id=527&v=ico&stub_id=18&dist_id=251&channel=mrkfp&c=6dd2878b1b3d78d34d994bf541e3b4ab&dast=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTImc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTIwMDAwODAyMjUwODAwMDAwMCZzbz0yJmNpY21wPTQyODYzOCZwdWJpZD0zMzMzMiZjdTQ9MiZjaXBpZD0yMDIyMDMwJmNpc2lkPUI5OTZBMEZFRDc1NjU4NjU1NzQyOTE3NyZjaXJpZD1COTk2QTBGRUQ3NTY1ODY2MTAzMjc0OTQxMiZjaXVpZD02ODM0MDc3Mzc5NDIzOTM3MzE5JmNyaWQ9MjgyMjcxOCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9LTEmb3NpZD01MzQmY250cnk9MjI3

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