cr_downloader_for_spyro---year-of-the-dragon-(v1.1).exe

Horeredak

Mode Quality (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 cr_downloader_for_spyro---year-of-the-dragon-(v1.1).exe, “Horeredak Setup ” by Mode Quality (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:
Mode Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Horeredak

Description:
Horeredak Setup

Version:
4.4.5.2

MD5:
a0c65afe09dddf46b8302c1c5f5c26e9

SHA-1:
428b230e4ecf6eae9662b0ff4a0afa191f1d9ee4

SHA-256:
f62f26c15b43b3d6d299daaf3c58582e7c692a478898857fd996aba3fe7dfd75

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:
11/6/2024 4:51:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.8.2.10

File size:
1019.5 KB (1,043,928 bytes)

Product version:
4.8.2

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cr_downloader_for_spyro---year-of-the-dragon-(v1.1).exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 7:20:18 AM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 8:55:44 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112151367A56957378FDF56E34FC40F37AE0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kfC/JfrHxKG9b/vB8y0Hf0TQZb9fprXPezvfOUWL3/:ka/JTHUCbyHV3tXPqvWUWL3/

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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Entropy:
7.9040

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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