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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:
87d8ef67f13578c6e90219743bf02e72

SHA-1:
e175e8b514bec1ad13c80b6587731c696a4a8536

SHA-256:
7cf7aeb91d1a11c025d268c238cc091de698ee1fbaac0685e4264c4f61a1dc81

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 1:38:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.7.18

File size:
419.4 KB (429,496 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 2:35:03 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 2:35:03 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:
0x5A6B8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 20, A5, 45, 00, E8, EC, C6, FA, FF, E8, 27, 83, 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:
363 KB (371,712 bytes)

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