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Criteria Quality (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 setup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Criteria Quality (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:
Web Application   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
5b33746a565dda1b11d2c4f45bb860bb

SHA-1:
db1524845497c22ec03c9777eec641046149d99b

SHA-256:
3d455648590f0e83ece1b9e43fc18dcae262bca1f8795e7ff63027c7fde3c9bf

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:
11/5/2024 2:46:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.1.17

File size:
955.9 KB (978,832 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.7

Copyright:
Program web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\ares setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 12:21:34 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 11:39:55 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

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:XHl0J+JinXu+fy6jFXsxRbvUyRzkDeQI+AMuuJVnsWbY:XFq+JWrjFIU+oDi+AwzbY

Entry address:
0x9C40

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file ares setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x=ugwYXZcp1g0yv1aaXrY5PBGk7joYt75UBDTiSzLfbm8=&c=IqMPETTNe5ApCjRdw/.../X fPxt7Q4hCZC7LFozU3&downloadAs=Ares Setup.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=o69LMiUTegfdBvsS6iV6iZ5zc/LoGntnibgIQKpoTeU=&c=kUQhE9Ihgwj3uYun/.../qf9nW1d9pjTgnyET5aMpZQ3AMBPMxTM1OJ1idksZFGoN5pwmqmpkzrQbB&downloadAs=Ares Setup.exe

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x=14E6wFZ8FMGEsqrbhPMODpDKp57hf9YYt3H8qPR4TWo=&c=09l8aRn6j/PZA5FIehban7Ck3jZsf9RdYxU6DMMrBwKYP3lHRAk4FyT4247LgyPgjtfeKZP1ztMtifT3Q066/.../&downloadAs=Ares Setup.exe

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/.../A05F0cu88hT pw2L5njeFor QygWHKHkyDHzHHO8=&c=0KTW1V9FQWEcT1a7GnKNc4wdQjl0q26nf767g7lKwFg7T2I0sV 5HLzz8TVQfTVi8HH2jt bvfPxe8oHPOsDE8qklZOI1Pqd8nzonphBPufG9FHWzfshE2BFg 47Fw8L&downloadAs=Ares Setup.exe

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x=BOjol4sCp6ASVpJq6bTWltnCwSF7Wuz3/aUy0JshAJU=&c=pbgG2azdgZ6tMqU6LUt93vpuxWtZzOUI9bBBk1OIglGIZm 4AXuD47dFCwcn1VnIX00eHjczsV7 /.../iAVdfUVP4kZZvHSTJ4RZS0Kaelqx&downloadAs=Ares Setup.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=RcZVKylIr9H7xk6fYEtbDqfrb75ENsR7OYIPGSSzYr0=&c=/TF2eu6rWKR2Goaxv2Tp/.../YAybl t9ZjQ5tI pdbtqguyY0f3gXym6kn&downloadAs=Ares Setup.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/.../7IX4HC3x e qEni5jnJuZu7uvIUWbwEIO&downloadAs=Ares Setup.exe

http://www.hostsendpackage.com/c?x=c9JaTJcEW6wofDXXaF8/UHpakCNUWn5xIx8ay7hBS10=&c=mMNyCv7G9OruhHO J4WEudGlMQtnePt4/KWUPCkljW1w7lwMxqdZPyNcLukes1hB/.../SdwgMVQBlzhrLRZ PAETn4ragR0eJ5L7EjY&downloadAs=Ares Setup.exe

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