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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 16 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 softupdate.freeupgradenow.com.

File name:

Publisher:

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

MD5:

68c05f893c763233d97b97d4c69a3383

SHA-1:

b2654678dd1df996cd850f664d0898d585daa901

SHA-256:

16d2de4e37abbf8d3d1dfb249b68fe479e1e27a230e344197cc2c112b8288afd

Scanner detections:

16 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

12/25/2024 2:23:02 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.338

7.11.198.178

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

150203-1

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3195

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK

20526

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

13.188.14484

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.FriedCookie

v2015.02.17.12

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmfqiv

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

37.0.11356

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 12:23:32 PM

Valid to:

11/5/2015 12:23:32 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:u5FfGqdi5cwBVvwEX9cJzWRLdWhffJp7r5r1X:ubug4N9OWRLdWhfL7r9R

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://softupdate.freeupgradenow.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14227503710879&site_id=3613&app_id=4&lp_id=696&v=icrs&stub_id=80&v_id=0d5012703e2d87ae58567174185b2182&dist_id=411&channel=mrk_fl_ca&dast=YnJzcj0zMzY4JmJvPTImY2lwaWQ9MjAyMjEwMCZjaXNpZD0zQjE3ODRCNEU4MjQ5MDc0NzEwNjY0NTEyODkmY2lyaWQ9M0IxNzg0QjRFODI0OTA3NDgyOTgxODUwNiZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9MzAwMjQxMjAzODIzMDAwMDAwJmNpdWlkPS0xMDE1ODI5ODU0MTAyNDAxMjcyJnNvPTImY3JpZD0yOTU3NTg4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZvc2lkPTUzMyZjbnRyeT0zOCZjaWNtcD00NzIwNzgmY3U0PTE2JnB1YmlkPTY1NzU5

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