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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 14 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:
468d15bd470ffc9b83b2bd1945f0be8c

SHA-1:
458e32b3a465a20683566e526572f6b7a717a099

SHA-256:
d79fd8d874b240e2563b727e3ca2ab196a2fe72cc37f588b1d640921cd700c87

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
11/28/2024 12:25:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2830

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.16217

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
22023

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.497
9.0.1.048

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZF potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/17/2016

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
16.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16045

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.A
v2016.02.17.02

McAfee
Artemis!CF886592934F
5600.6486

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.17.14

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0505
7.2.48

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
39987

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 6:35:51 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2016 6:35:51 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 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SC+spXlkP09oA8Ahz7MDmBqtK3Zt9hEr3yuwfxB6q+recJCA3bVXdLh3w3F9:SC+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/.../OQ0y xGhaQ2xNs=&c=PnDvrmii7c1zkSr6PpDwWlBFLWAivahq0a8zaFHRYHduoEb41Tj4v8wq31BXltqVC32 6hGcp1qCfwKHP1Dx6SjKzXhGrN4EDrQ8ugDa xo=

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