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bnkstubsetup.exe

Best Standard (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 bnkstubsetup.exe by Best Standard (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:
Best Standard (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
41140eaa78d626251d7c7a5696b7026e

SHA-1:
445930b668b6c9df8fe08004d7605b6e5b4c25de

SHA-256:
305b0392a2c29b5ec10da36204d3514e1c415f2bdec51f1340bac74782375f81

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:
1/13/2025 1:43:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.3.16

File size:
423.9 KB (434,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\bnkstubsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Best Standard (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/17/2015 1:35:03 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 1:35:03 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112103B6D3E987D9927E4F3D18651301ED4C

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x5B930

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 98, B7, 45, 00, E8, 7C, B4, FA, FF, E8, AF, 70, FA, FF, 83, F8, 77, 0F, 85, D8, 00, 00, 00, E0, 43, 01, 00, 9C, 8B, 20, 00, D6, 88, 20, 00, 84, 22, 0B, 00, B9, C7, 2F, 00, 44, 18, 7D, 00, F4, 85, E3, 04, 64, BC, 2C, 00, 2C, F1, 02, 00, E0, 43, 01, 00, 9C, 8B, 20, 00, D6, 88, 20, 00, 84, 22, 0B, 00, B9, C7, 2F, 00, 44, 18, 7D, 00, F4, 85, E3, 04, 64, BC, 2C, 00, 2C, F1, 02, 00, E0, 43, 01, 00, 9C, 8B, 20, 00, D6, 88, 20, 00, 84, 22, 0B, 00, B9, C7, 2F, 00, 44, 18, 7D, 00, F4, 85...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
367.5 KB (376,320 bytes)

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