ClickOnceSetup.exe

Web

AlphaSignal (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 AlphaSignal (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:
AlphaSignal (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web

Version:
5.3.2

MD5:
78012ac83dd6d742982b928741a8f2ad

SHA-1:
fd83ae2b2363d798d8f9ce0095177598ba315f29

SHA-256:
6bbe1b7b957a35bb295d6dd63e4f490e82dad524d6c8c49ba1d282f37b288ad4

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:
12/29/2024 1:58:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.2.14.2

File size:
1001.4 KB (1,025,456 bytes)

Product version:
5.3.2

Original file name:
ClickOnceSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\8dc8gzwq.ktp\c0dd7da0.x6a\clic..tion_0000000000000000_0001.0000_7fd1be18229776ac\clickoncesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/9/2015 6:11:46 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 6:11:46 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121B893E0A728A6B9F029A3FC794A3823D1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/16/2015 10:32:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xF28AE

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

Code size:
962.5 KB (985,600 bytes)

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