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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 18 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 downgradepc.checkupdatenow.com.

File name:

Publisher:

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

MD5:

4c95a96a2f94750965bec1ed151cfe10

SHA-1:

9d4148a0a4a550b66f4dd5e1df12c067414ad428

SHA-256:

34c7ac3edc243f98ea7fdbae95646e02e66e0475c413bdab38dd38200e5e6f7d

Scanner detections:

18 / 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:

12/23/2024 9:59:25 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.338

7.11.194.18

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

150101-1

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3207

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK

20539

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.31

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.SO potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AK.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI

15.2.24

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.188.14496

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.FriedCookie

v2015.02.05.12

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!14089DCA3DD5

5600.6863

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.InstallCore.dlzdza

0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer

15.4.14.13

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.10

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.GFNWHJC

37.0.11359

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

35418

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 11:23:32 AM

Valid to:

11/5/2015 11:23:32 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:N5FfGqdi5cwBVvwEX9cJzWRLdWhffJp7r5r1X:Nbug4N9OWRLdWhfL7r9R

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://downgradepc.checkupdatenow.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14231073084223&app_id=4&lp_id=554&v=icrs&stub_id=63&v_id=5121d62d2458d604fce93828a120e28d&dist_id=652&channel=pic_4&s1=20Q6qP0CICWMnC8V1PgVD31yjddF000.&s2=561741

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