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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 17 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from nl.updatenow24.com.

File name:

Publisher:

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

MD5:

d8f193520203e23033829961d2a2747a

SHA-1:

afdc06b7ec1f41b4e5dde837d7b7f23bc3b40452

SHA-256:

990d074eccc11a0915ed4cdc922542569d343e1f7d95a2236ab5568b618d0076

Scanner detections:

17 / 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:

12/25/2024 7:34:31 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.338

7.11.198.192

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-150414

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3240

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK

20534

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

15.4.24

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.188.14496

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.FriedCookie

v2015.01.03.06

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'

5.09

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.GFNWHJC

37.0.11358

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.5063361

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

11/4/2014 5:23:32 PM

Valid to:

11/5/2015 5:23:32 PM

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 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:e5FfGqdi5cwBVvwEX9cJzWRLdWhffJp7r5r1X:ebug4N9OWRLdWhfL7r9R

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://nl.updatenow24.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14203191891259&site_id=1195&app_id=4&lp_id=732&v=icrs&stub_id=63&v_id=2d17f991d477c75e84806742082f7df6&dist_id=394&channel=ac_f3&cid=10422400781420319188&pubid=287664

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