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:
580e6b56199f59f2db533e0260f7393b

SHA-1:
7ae10d0af19e7d2bfb5acae9d674620d04046e64

SHA-256:
439597457099802f75a7188f93a69954af932e30dddae5f0b167789a3f2f0fc0

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 10:00:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.15.0

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\a83tx48l.cdl\w57nb0rp.r90\clic..tion_0000000000000000_0001.0000_ba52591ebf06c4ab\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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