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Cemisa

FlashInstall (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 adobeacrobatreader.exe, “Cemisa Setup ” by FlashInstall (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:
FlashInstall (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Cemisa

Description:
Cemisa Setup

Version:
5.2.2.4

MD5:
6773bd77d797e6f69ed258168688735a

SHA-1:
e812b31c46b0ec16bb72ac583b7de3ebafac27ba

SHA-256:
b3743b506b78b1a25e99a304e0c3296469b2a6956a4fd6a87c807502f3d0e51c

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:
11/25/2024 10:38:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.8.8.7

File size:
935.9 KB (958,320 bytes)

Product version:
2.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobeacrobatreader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FlashInstall (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:08:27 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2016 11:20:45 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11211118C808F80E03C5A67A36D3C7AEBF2C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bqGlghpA2BHq9aVt8FeKlYwArpERth4bPfzE3ii/bpf+U+3uwvMaCZKnJE9:bqKQA2BOc8dOrpqWraiimf7W9

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9338

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file adobeacrobatreader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bulkfactoryconcepts.com/c?x=p6LV 7Ls558 pzPoBXOMmL89uf4UjspvRHNTP7ZZ6kY=&c=Sxrix71yk0GkPGKGvKw0CT4aFyR6pAS9vkUdvzH76an2UFFaGo/gF0PXcVPcznB96aasU4VA85aKpoTSarMo6Y826DYOLvi0C7EMdlzM5jI=&downloadAs=AdobeAcrobatReader.exe&fallback_url=http://.../AdbeRdr11010_en_US.exe

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