bnkstubsetup.exe.mal

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 file bnkstubsetup.exe.mal 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. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Best Standard (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
545fb7b881ee30a0c234f1209a6a5bcf

SHA-1:
3796a3535dfdb792b2f5621c3d24ad497784f44a

SHA-256:
b0665c7ed8eecba26e6c8a64d7eefb0b1d4db7470d518779c796c2e82d3d4186

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.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 1:41:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.2.8

File size:
422.4 KB (432,568 bytes)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/17/2015 10:05:03 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 10:05:03 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:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x5B244

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, AC, B0, 45, 00, E8, 74, BB, FA, FF, E8, 9B, 77, 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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Entropy:
6.6045

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
366 KB (374,784 bytes)

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