ccleaner_setup.exe

Installer

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:
568cfcb75d9beea82d7f4972834a6603

SHA-1:
48a9388f53adbbeed87d12bc980156b3832a07da

SHA-256:
96e56b18d9828064c2020bbb81b7e6718da00e737c075673940dda53f839538a

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:
12/24/2024 6:57:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.2.7.14

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
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

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://blue.upgrade4secure.com/download.php?conversion_id=14173697777921&site_id=617&app_id=23&lp_id=626&v=ico&stub_id=62&v_id=309b4761cdbb61c7dae2f275ea8bebb3&dist_id=450&channel=mrkcc&dast=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTImc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTIwMDE0NTMwMzEyMDAwMDAwMCZzbz0yJmNpY21wPTQ5Mzc1OCZwdWJpZD01MzE3MiZjdTQ9MTgmY2lwaWQ9MjAyMjExMCZjaXNpZD1BNDNFM0M3M0M0ODI4MjAxMzU1NzUwMDA1JmNpcmlkPUE0M0UzQzczQzQ4MjgyMDIxMzE3MjQxNzQ2JmNpdWlkPS04MTgzMzg4OTUzODU5NTQ5NjUzJmNyaWQ9Mjk5MDA4OCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9LTEmb3NpZD01MzUmY250cnk9Mjk=

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