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Silver Setup (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 dropbox setup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Silver Setup (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Dropbox but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Silver Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
1.2.3.8

MD5:
762ff4f26da060956a59e5a0e84af29d

SHA-1:
42135c5109dbc59a8f9f8145c79cb07599f620f7

SHA-256:
391ecc2e55ada88f66af7b8d4eea1a5f71342a94b301eab4a7ac9b7ba65ae4c3

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 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:
11/2/2024 4:33:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.10.13

File size:
963.4 KB (986,472 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Silver Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 1:13:58 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 3:33:54 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112140334915ED026A82D6160FD4F0BAD4D4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UevQdNB1+F3tA5IWFJVxYRDRGkvUM0R/JZNs3:URPB1+dtAJYRDRrvBC/JZw

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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Entropy:
7.9302

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file dropbox setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.appsgiftgrab.com/c?x=DZwnKHoeHvGcI7fb46UUdEZPAa7VuH5RIMY1qet8xDc=&c=iRW8cC/xJohxbvlMgugNVDx165vmChoxhu Vm6FjiqvbWaA42qVmIIRKmobE uxPyNDr145U458Tjq4618RSaYR1OKJwzgXV50hz9eqSL0u9fdvYtFEkyeRnBJ2dNR1W&downloadAs=Dropbox Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree5.com/landers/.../download.php

http://www.signsquickbits.com/c?x=873MgWFJa6ya4iR2BdShlbDXagEWhuTv5iA1JpepaMI=&c=IETCf zfI3Sat8H6WanDx2UkL6uJ0 I76PmRiGHBRHKfsGZMAIy 45Nh38ZRotmls1IoMwDjlCXQ2lsCuHbC DzXRu1nq7ejqIn9FJH/aUq28584M5zLXsqdweiq8qV2&downloadAs=Dropbox Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree5.com/landers/.../download.php

http://www.bundlesbytetown.com/c?x=G3M1Oxi / eZDSVVHVK 3r zOTpxZR 2/2qBZfSr7R8=&c=wuzOHLy5lY6lNlezyDudf8SjMQXzKBSJPle/M0MC5dXlxUpwsvBQXS G1uSB84YCeAGCcrPqj0sBxZyogi8MXtibr/y8dY0jcYTOHJ2rVsuatjbADikQ8VuekQVT8fkP&downloadAs=Dropbox Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree5.com/landers/.../download.php

http://www.downloadbundledownload.com/c?x=kz4iNV sn R7wovd/4VbOw4tfYv77oXA/uYlEc1yzhE=&c=DngmeuxszJxau5DU6NRs80t zIuhV0V2z nC7q1qTr CLhaHub1/9eOeuHCvsBwknrakndqScWP1Ks3uwNMgmvI5jtGeTc6aATBKyiyEaNTbr3qSjc6/Exe5Dq2/a95I&downloadAs=Dropbox Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree5.com/landers/.../download.php

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