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downloadmanagersetup.exe

Application Installer

Best Platform (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 downloadmanagersetup.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by Best Platform (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:
Application   (signed by Best Platform (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

MD5:
99cd87ef5310d32a840b67c614d0ee01

SHA-1:
3af8b2b14f23c72c76552c78b9d19fd8216c09a8

SHA-256:
8b4fad37f301e023431b94fcc491ed8a9fb9e2dea33979f24b2c3d0b2ea6cb58

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:
11/6/2024 12:46:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.13.23

File size:
762.4 KB (780,744 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\downloadmanagersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Best Platform (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/3/2015 9:53:39 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 9:53:39 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11215BACD127EC7D4C66DAC5A4158405F076

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Nh1G6Soh+/Z3KrG6LqGbiaBHpCa6LBeRYazEMHdnJOphw2PlVftUov:Nh1nShKBLqOXJfqe+4198pnv

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.applicationiced.com/c?x=BRJ p53RhpoUxC0UXwUjUdOsHNq7Rc 2pouzF4rVJ3Q=&c=3rcatyapD5HdEAhS/KBwHmi jEkDYiW8GPsurm260z8I0S2k11 Hz36qbY790 upY7JiWIR5eY55HBGwx/H50EWMG3l2P52/HG7sKThd3q0XbxVylx8RwAwIDu4vGxf0Bnt41FvfTKtODTuI9DE5dA==&fallback_url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/Adlsoft/.../DownloadManagerV2.exe&downloadAs=DownloadManagerSetup.exe

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