ClickOnceSetup.exe

Internet Program

Quality Path (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 ClickOnceSetup.exe by Quality Path (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:
Quality Path (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Program

Version:
4.8.3

MD5:
7485b4ae0bd340452ebcccd6daff3b04

SHA-1:
39745e0ddf19af1fc5c23f8a17df192bb4b4bc36

SHA-256:
f88ded54a0c261ec5cf69cbd79ec9abd2459411f0e5d4fde83199ebb38bc6048

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:
11/15/2024 9:40:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.12.7

File size:
1 MB (1,092,536 bytes)

Product version:
4.8.3

Original file name:
ClickOnceSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\3a484xaq.68t\1e0m6h8r.qz3\clic..tion_0000000000000000_0001.0000_146331ff1e98404e\clickoncesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/22/2015 12:17:14 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 12:17:14 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FB03BE33FF29DFC83C58D79E968C336C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/1/2015 6:29:34 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x102F4E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1 MB (1,052,672 bytes)

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