ares-galaxy-2-3-0-3054-32-bits.exe

Installer

Bumpy Apps (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 ares-galaxy-2-3-0-3054-32-bits.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Bumpy Apps (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:
Baixaki  (signed by Bumpy Apps (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
1.0.13.30550

MD5:
a5e6ee3a5888c56cb5c8e9050e6c847b

SHA-1:
5100ca7438312623724bc17294b835b20e2bbc6d

SHA-256:
94187653669991aff53e22b528784f4adf8dba7ba0ade1c83570f98fb1bcbf71

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:
11/15/2024 10:25:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.17.7

File size:
679.6 KB (695,912 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\ares-galaxy-2-3-0-3054-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/10/2014 2:14:20 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 2:14:20 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121B000FF2DA5043B97A16823C79402FCDC

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):
12288:oaopbhpAM3XI6da76QikQ7TE5gflVCo5jOptDbBY5IIAwfMC7DCgj/5BsqBDryK0:oaoNhn3XNa7HCYgLbItDdYu8MjgL5Bpa

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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