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aldous-vertical.exe

Application Program

Quality 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 aldous-vertical.exe, “Application Program Setup ” by Quality 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.
Publisher:
Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Program

Description:
Application Program Setup

Version:
5.5.1.5

MD5:
d772f13f18b7de04c7a12bc6f64d1ac6

SHA-1:
7bb9578827e81ba9dc750891acf46183a3f4d157

SHA-256:
50b0c6763bfac12964bd37da412be7373f1219a4df77d8faa685a00fb47ec4c4

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 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:
11/23/2024 11:42:33 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.22.5

File size:
1.4 MB (1,439,640 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\aldous-vertical.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:54:27 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 12:12:52 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121771FCA92BA51266AB4B001FE1E840DDC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:CA0LL8XseekgxRiYE9nQxH9/bftS2pCZOb2PlWh8sFOvmRhgUM70Owi0aindNz7A:CL0XRm/HP/j+WJKaM1PodBU

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file aldous-vertical.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.applicationssoftwaremega.com/c?x=GbhQ479SEEmxChDiV8GpJ FwjksjjQ1dbwIx4A GUuM=&c=9NOcKdXimkmz7qL8iklp7 2dbuN lsz5gKdv5H8mLVUUCSl0zGPyiMkEiN6Yq8lXWwnzrmdMW44F B WOVWNJhs4w/ehAkMuCECPp9gaj4hdXM8Li41wfR cOYuTPfDLpSBe7eond5PNEvYacOFtl9cVHr6VJX6EZ1Aut8e3gLY=&e=0&downloadAs=Aldous-Vertical.zip&fallback_url=http://www.sofontes.com.br/files/.../Aldous Vertical.zip

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