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Mode Beta (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 apache-openoffice-12754-dp.exe, “Software Setup ” by Mode Beta (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Apache OpenOffice but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
2.0.3.8

MD5:
c5c732d25ec0fe358d30035e5622572d

SHA-1:
ba797f98e4a452b11096fcbe334e67435c7e7e5d

SHA-256:
64396423c5037edef971f7b78f749317620aae354ede3ec3adcc71e90472235a

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:
11/25/2024 1:28:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.9.15

File size:
937 KB (959,496 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

Copyright:
Web application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\apache-openoffice-12754-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mode Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:37:06 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:06:18 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112172B4C29D53526C8AFAEF1C4F6265E881

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:TWUQ/n11wfgcrmT73yaNxj9Xuf1pHhok5xyJAQtv2RTwN:TNMUrmT7vX8uknWA42RTg

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file apache-openoffice-12754-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.towntodaynow.com/c?x=4Kb/srS0G9m2UM9GLpjfPSHFVNeiSlVIqrbW7WTtz g=&c=BrhFNWVFFufili1OSRjkXJTDeepeBtu5OZos0fNZuocrQECfacqVqGZMchijjCYxGcDh15BgxjmQ15P6L8XUInNRck qGCbUHt/h1NBDoS3DSIrxdn9nN ZCK41mYHzX&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Win_x86_install_pl.exe&downloadAs=Apache-OpenOffice-12754-dp.exe

http://www.towntodaynow.com/c?x=Oh432 BG16hHKzG5UKqBoWkc3Ha4r2M7H/Fp4rK0Y24=&c=Q8tz zxtgkxKR3UQV dwm7Nk05aFoEIRSxuHEl0lB bJYkdkNr ibXaZw/4UxmS4CLcBY XkpP5CoCPyf2OAwniU1ZIWW/7qlkCeIvuwK5SvC7SgpZ6yGqG/UdRDXwpZ&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.2_Win_x86_install_pl.exe&downloadAs=Apache-OpenOffice-12754-dp.exe

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