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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 fileextractorsetup.exe by Fried Cookie has been detected as adware by 8 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freefileextractor.com.
Publisher:
Fried Cookie Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9722650daacd114d36babbbefb9b6753

SHA-1:
cbda066327576fe9838f3bf3a9b7f97eb56bb7ba

SHA-256:
429d096630715340d3e366cbac4dbf423f30abf72f1cf4972fcf95a33a854f10

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
11/27/2024 4:49:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Downloader-VYE [PUP]
160518-2

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.1128
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.646677
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.268.0

Norman
Adware.Generic.646677
28.05.2016 13:03:37

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.FriedCoo.Installer (M)
16.7.14.19

File size:
719.1 KB (736,384 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fried Cookie Ltd

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fried Cookie Ltd, O=Fried Cookie Ltd, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3739B9B5702964D0DD4429F69D6595EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0dkOyMJfsGXOIJwvHqPeHPNILNUwrBZJBQ6QpE9/9jxzxn1PdCUWLbG0K11U:0iOyMJfsMOIQ2L9rBbcy1lzxBdDWL7K

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://www.freefileextractor.com/file-extractor/gb/.../?dl=1

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