» age-of-empires-iii.exe
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age-of-empires-iii.exe

Win-install Downloader

Moca 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 age-of-empires-iii.exe by Moca Funnel (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.

File name:

Publisher:

Win-install (signed by Moca Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:

Win-install Downloader

Version:

1.1.5.a0.1_34690

MD5:

b4ac2a352c8408ac7a0419370c7e5a3e

SHA-1:

e685619a06a3bb4ef57911357427ab9397ce6423

SHA-256:

ad81b25c0a8596e27838b48c25805fd83c445154834d870296559d62c1ac4ccb

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:

11/23/2024 10:51:19 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)

16.8.8.12

File size:

732.8 KB (750,416 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.5.a0.1_34690

Win-install

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\age-of-empires-iii.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Moca Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/7/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/8/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Moca Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Moca Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd), STREET=28 Lilienblum St., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

00E12527F60CE83AACA410B33CA335AC8E

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:pSjpQIdinywwbtkS9+K0pXY1jUoF+jYMtLU7OVS9Mm3VbUI7ZxRevwIrbKsU1gZb:pSjeIwn50D0K1jMHmz9L9UHvwIrbsgHB

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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Entropy:

7.8971

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file age-of-empires-iii.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pc-file.com/age-of-empires-iii/download/.../bing

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