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ccleaner_setup.exe

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Max Setup (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 ccleaner_setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Max Setup (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Piriform CCleaner but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
dad950745914a6e06134ed0345e5acac

SHA-1:
1f07aea643a5d3f8905604e423e026b36da689bb

SHA-256:
ee197fb28d5b78ed52923722e1a4a2fdce9a339ed99cbb59068d9045fc19f47b

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:56:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.7.31.19

File size:
858.8 KB (879,456 bytes)

Product version:
4.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ccleaner_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/10/2014 3:10:53 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 3:10:53 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FC9E1A9C3422431D142D3266A640CC1E

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):
12288:IuZp20FH88/Z+DsaxhnUfsrohHzVScnPHRmnOqZVrk48VzV1z5O6iWQB:IuZF88/Z+Dsajpwh8DrkJf1zYtWA

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file ccleaner_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://sls.lastupdatenow.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14202117231868&site_id=1165&app_id=23&lp_id=419&v=ico&stub_id=71&v_id=22f77802ec54a066957b2257ab2e1a4c&dist_id=450&channel=mrkcc&dast=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTImY2lwaWQ9MjAyMjExMCZjaXNpZD1BQjU2Q0VBOUQxMTMyMDk1OTI0NjA1NDQ3MCZjaXJpZD1BQjU2Q0VBOUQxMTMyMDk2MDE0MTI2MjI3MjQmc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTIwMDAwNDcwMzEwODAwMDAwMCZjaXVpZD03NDY3NTEyMDEwNDI2ODE4MDgxJnNvPTImY3JpZD0yOTkwMDg4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZvc2lkPTUzMyZjbnRyeT0yOSZjaWNtcD00OTM3NTgmY3U0PTE4JnB1YmlkPTMzNDI2

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