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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ns.winupdate24.com.

File name:

Publisher:

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

MD5:

c3ec2e07c37b6db88402d8afb72938a0

SHA-1:

e87832c3219c5d416ddb539e85b53237d04888e7

SHA-256:

7978ce43e2a59fed9590b4d362d7576e1767bfdd45e67d669e4a719f58cd2f7c

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 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:

12/25/2024 12:43:58 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.338

7.11.200.24

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-150414

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3225

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.15414

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK

20646

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

15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.190.14585

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.FriedCookie

v2015.01.18.04

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

37.0.11375

VIPRE Antivirus

Adware.InstallCore

36486

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:+5FfGqdi5cwBVvwEX9cJzWRLdWhffJp7r5r1X:+bug4N9OWRLdWhfL7r9R

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... 
[+]

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://ns.winupdate24.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14209976115420&site_id=1363&app_id=4&lp_id=324&v=icrs&stub_id=63&v_id=b746feddc94872d9ec16cd86b993e287&dist_id=346&channel=mbu_vsp_us_rn&clkid={clickurl}&s2=1194148320.439434.7144150c8d.8074&dp=1194148320.439434.7144150c8d.8074

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