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brave-frontier.exe

Software Installer

Super IS (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 brave-frontier.exe, “Software Installer Setup ” by Super IS (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:
Installer Web   (signed by Super IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer Setup

Version:
5.7.4.2

MD5:
edc5383aeab9fdf3230f1ac8c469e7ab

SHA-1:
3fffb56abc5e431263b7d972fcad3ac41bcd9ddc

SHA-256:
ad79aa9f535694c99fb8a79d2c07dcfcf5a40ba89a23f2f39360db7589d15c6a

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:
4/28/2025 3:31:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.25.22

File size:
761.8 KB (780,072 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\brave-frontier.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Super IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/24/2015 5:18:02 AM

Valid to:
2/25/2016 5:18:02 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11214DE6F2EEA7F8C2E03D14DF119B5958DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tiMa/yKLkgyQeItIIRHNFchdWKgsZGFpzGa/g8d6chSUbOGpCucU1jGlnyEtwrWL:tiM6yy1RtF2dW0ZGyEg8d664KCucU10j

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8897

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file brave-frontier.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.softdlrepository.com/c?x=91A/Jb8u7pdXH235hE5hn9hIeeJq9p2Bj/Wnza32p1k=&c=gS8jphPSKrAj8J/jQ4tIBatl7Th5dnDvkUpq9l6f6hHJ8y5eo8OXyhYmnaMGegZn2n6mpjNxBZvImBbNZPwIQahbsawxvW41L5Yk0PjHDNs=&fallback_url=http://softdownload3.com/s4m/.../brave-frontier.exe&downloadAs=Brave-Frontier.exe

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