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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Prompt Distribution (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 Prompt Distribution (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:
Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ab15b3e6ebcdd279552601cbc52173ab

SHA-1:
c7ed223d966f9367e723fec125f6cc59447257ea

SHA-256:
3ff1cf328f201dc9c0bfe2922167e60283b159f016bd666207fd7e9d8aa127d6

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 5:35:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.7.27.1

File size:
1.1 MB (1,116,672 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:
Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/10/2014 3:46:33 PM

Valid to:
11/11/2015 3:46:33 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11210E32C34FA50F66CB08B7527C5A34954F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:U0vEGjEZaK5wr8P6mVAlnbNLtL+BWKFYQePEr520XTI:UAJYZT+KAtbltKBsnPy5DXTI

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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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://24.upgrade4secure.com/download.php?conversion_id=14172944909199&site_id=612&app_id=4&lp_id=614&v=ico&stub_id=62&v_id=a69e979e1709724f4a7d7db4d650f169&dist_id=355&channel=mrk_grf&dast=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTImY2lwaWQ9MjAyMjA3MCZjaXNpZD1CNTk4NjNBRjYzMDE4OTIxNDYyODE4MTQzJmNpcmlkPUI1OTg2M0FGNjMwMTg5MjIyMDkyNzc4NDUmc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTIwMDE3OTUwNTYxOTAwMDAwMCZjaXVpZD0tNzI3NzIzNjMzODM0NjE0MzcwMCZzbz0yJmNyaWQ9MjkyNDQ3OCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9LTEmb3NpZD01MzMmY250cnk9ODAmY2ljbXA9NDYyODI4JmN1ND0xNyZwdWJpZD01OTU2OA==

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