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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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Piriform CCleaner but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
94b81b55709431539906b35f2024b150

SHA-1:
6496cf380f4cffee0354f76b1595a8a7aca96dc1

SHA-256:
4d6233682edc67aa823a529226617e098a72b8297d2af2e3ac757f6dfe2f4ddc

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:
1/9/2025 6:07:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.6.16.6

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/10/2014 2:10:53 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 2:10:53 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):
12288:9uZp20FH88/Z+DsaxhnUfsrohHzVScnPHRmnOqZVrk48VzV1z5O6iWQB:9uZF88/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://ulu.update-instant.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14204615833030&site_id=1173&app_id=23&lp_id=419&v=ico&stub_id=71&v_id=834f9708cb9ff0c9ed1cf3ebcc47520b&dist_id=450&channel=mrkcc&dast=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTImc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTIwMDE5ODkwMzEyMTAwMDAwMCZzbz0yJmNpY21wPTQ5Mzc1OCZwdWJpZD02MTc2MiZjdTQ9MTgmY2lwaWQ9MjAyMjExMCZjaXNpZD05MzJDMjQ1ODE3NDM5Mjg1NDUyMzY3NTgmY2lyaWQ9OTMyQzI0NTgxNzQzOTI4NjE2Nzk3ODQzMjkmY2l1aWQ9ODAxODU2OTY2MjA1MDM0NzQ4NCZjcmlkPTI5OTAwODgmZXhjaWQ9MjImbW10PS0xJm9zaWQ9NTMzJmNudHJ5PTI5

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