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Setup Quality (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 firefox installer.exe, “App Setup ” by Setup Quality (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
App

Description:
App Setup

Version:
3.2.2.6

MD5:
0b2915e9a56736771dc5535cf1d6b196

SHA-1:
b17f5c01f194a6cda9ae87160e073b8650bcfc77

SHA-256:
9fa051c6178280c006b8c2d549f7d479966b527c44dad0a78579852bc1430ff1

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:
11/29/2024 5:24:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.14.18

File size:
958.9 KB (981,864 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.4

Copyright:
Software Installer Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\firefox installer.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 3:23:08 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 4:32:29 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121734671448CB8540659135FEB5A8E8573

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):
24576:a5alQV3wDKPpTWC02RgPiFUc2Dp/Uw576C7o/xE:aI0wDK5LRgPiFUc+JvR7Oq

Entry address:
0xA5F8

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file firefox installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.presentdownloadcontent.com/c?x=zq3YpLbaq5FtXEZM7lgm57BqP6gwjnNoGwYK/D7qYwc=&c=mIUKqmkpMl /yCaaqiDIFLZNCTcK dIYSACrhgrOBk9Y6y9/lKQfVoWqToFOy28QfyHoxpdOP90Ctv/vEDdb BpDvyGbvmpRjUjfDaVCDesYjEXn e3PfoEUeJPnXZm5&downloadAs=Firefox Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

http://www.presentdownloadcontent.com/c?x=UHRQX0/xd3kGUN IZcLIXsXJnDGpDlfE0pDbhuVTc3c=&c=3lpklRbphwg4631AOXAYmdNasGu1VhP1ublYNAhMDQEgZp0agETRKFoo8Y2GNT4SwbzcBgiGGsAY5ljpLjSvdzXZJUREvkjuDj jrZ1HrAkAJBYO9mevFpwg7QOMTlLO&downloadAs=Firefox Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

http://www.presentdownloadcontent.com/c?x=niyor1avebw933AiE1J2hGZV1DEqKumEk8sWfGzAEkI=&c=MgOxCi5EVlkHWW97Q9XX6s6S3QzTdtgs8 73pmFV/cTfl//T7SW5YZS3uvF2FFKQLaqr/fb 1wmhjw5HFOPR1e64f5Lm5lchQjtjg6QuStUVbzj/eu7dryFyZ GSydpN&downloadAs=Firefox Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

http://www.presentdownloadcontent.com/c?x=j3w9rGDPj5SHeaHhTpU93g0/MN/knXHCTI6MnTNwdUA=&c=L0cWk7gK h3WAAVRDAYzLZgpDPWqcBivFFGDWmFSBYsTiFIh72KYm3S6yc/LaC Bq Xl42t1vby2oyRue 4neZYBbfrqEWmB6cqiE8 69x7xi dx2DHvx4hJfPSzAILh&downloadAs=Firefox Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

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