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Internet Soft Web

PlatformMax (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 chrome.exe, “Internet Soft Web Setup ” by PlatformMax (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 Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Web generic   (signed by PlatformMax (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Internet Soft Web

Description:
Internet Soft Web Setup

Version:
1.6.5.3

MD5:
b600ce9d8738aaa51bd0f79f170396e0

SHA-1:
fbcf819f201b4b979e4551b91a49dde7862ccf09

SHA-256:
33347541c86df4758c866c52a2ee704d81e8adbc7db5b1836e79bf066df9b3b2

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:
11/24/2024 2:31:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.6.21.23

File size:
796.8 KB (815,960 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.2

Copyright:
Web Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformMax (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/27/2015 6:52:51 PM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 6:52:51 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11219ED90C889457EDC655A4858AD805D448

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZIJGUJxhXikU6NCGidnDItG6kxr5LufuVGa0yQmZCzSAzCkxBdpp0Q6fwT2+pHT3:ZIJxJDUdtdDIt/qufuVGXzSWpU8NT3

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.completebundlequeue.com/c?x=IX cImjGaJhuB1qzwIMB svvzxJ9iKCwi sqSPhp no=&c=oET/rpLxhg 6OFbktCFIBijItO1Z55i3K0qeG P50 x8lXoEgu6BgKjNr0sGvqKpRW8Ly1aEsZMyrHvylVL1wKRio6suBykLeUx7xdTnVs3UXwkSY6QJLvUHdwINK/Zw&fallback_url=http://downloadian.com/softwares/.../ChromeStandaloneSetup_34.0.1847.116.exe&downloadAs=chrome.exe

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