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Generic Internet Web

Top Scale (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, “Generic Internet Web Setup ” by Top Scale (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:
App   (signed by Top Scale (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Generic Internet Web

Description:
Generic Internet Web Setup

Version:
5.6.5.2

MD5:
f17b36fdf71120ab664a8d89d79e981a

SHA-1:
bd0f8a78eff40659ec12cda70de868461dfda78e

SHA-256:
31c95e679c45827d8cd144050a76011182f824995c9c77d22494387ac72eacf2

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:
11/8/2024 6:50:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.05.31

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.A.509
8.3.1.6

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150320

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3165

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
22284

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.161
9.0.1.079

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.1187518
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of non confirmé 212181.crdownload (Adware)
2015.6.26.3

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16086

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2015.06.26.03

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40552

File size:
737.8 KB (755,536 bytes)

Product version:
4.7

Copyright:
Generic

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:
Top Scale (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 10:21:36 PM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 10:21:36 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121A5F4B9C3137FBE5EE155F36B8D9889D3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sl+aK3ByMOiwEQRBaevDN6jIp2xjbLi0U0hZP7kJclR+M3zo8GlGP0p85lFm5JKl:sl+tkEwEQRIeLojIeU0kiBzJZPIyFfhF

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8672

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=tt6rd5hTORRryMtakmbv1Bz6EYscDZpTwlIYdDuHnwE=&c=xcdU5jplLjqLMES4m0VVqxSfDZ3wflTnHjklE6riyMqdZwP5CYAFnCgF4JgFtg1qlOsqz2f8aeM1oVnDtjrrwA==

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