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Premium Funnel (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.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Premium Funnel (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. 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:
Application Web   (signed by Premium Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
3.7.3.3

MD5:
b7fc7aeff8d954e763bdbb0112bc5029

SHA-1:
2b74d819b832d85c9c1c4c4041eabf85ffb30eb8

SHA-256:
185f50984c20cdb9fe67143af799352c39d9c4eb804d63e3027108b94ffb8040

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
11/8/2024 6:44:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3096

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15527

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
22250

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.497
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16045

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2015.05.27.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer
15.5.27.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40552

File size:
725.5 KB (742,952 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
App

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\download.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/2/2015 5:35:51 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2016 5:35:51 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121646F1987401C6A03888F8D0822777E42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+C+spXlkP09oA8Ahz7MDmBqtK3Zt9hEr3yuwfxB6q+recJCA3bVXdLh3w3F9:+C+stlkP0eQJ7MDGqtUhtJB63reXA3b0

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:
7.8935

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file download.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.mediacrawlerfilesrepository.com/c?x=aOvTEB7uFxHoBDfUNOJ5jGsjYp/QuFmny77O1Myjvr0=&c=DKqKIRnoxiFmnBkQWVcugySM9KcqLsE11Oxj/.../YMQ6Ud5uQ==

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