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Application Web

Premium Connector (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 download-pdf-to-word.exe, “Application Web Setup ” by Premium Connector (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:
Internet Generic installer   (signed by Premium Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application Web

Description:
Application Web Setup

Version:
4.4.5.8

MD5:
f9a9bae810319e92800da32d52c8a6bb

SHA-1:
1593bf2ae21b0382a33aa406159f4996369f6b45

SHA-256:
9a6b4e76abfa7e24fd7539b2fce45ad9315f8c88b315cc29b52d1d5ce7ade074

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 6:22:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.7.30.0

File size:
730.6 KB (748,184 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.0

Copyright:
Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\download-pdf-to-word.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Premium Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/2/2015 3:16:56 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2016 3:16:56 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112109C40C518545F080551F8FA47DDD27FB

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:H16tp5DyY9HfcjH/2S0tQ391m5nF0MNLuQ3wuqVjGfpnhT5qbfO3yrWLA:H16tPPs+S0tQt1MF0RQ3wuqVKlmbfAyZ

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file download-pdf-to-word.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.neronac.com/c?x=i/Ud18xTmjtDWjvnM7E5wKoNi8EQtB740QMPJImbfB0=&c=qn 5c8vEVEdjt maw82peFf9PW9OR/tm9fabOpQ1JUcx8u15xdYatpT7j4IUizQWhO/PsF6m2b9leWRMmoEGkg==&downloadAs=download-pdf-to-word.exe&fallback_url=http://securecloudfiledownload1428563031.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/second/s/.../download-pdf-to-word11.06.01.exe

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