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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 setup.exe, “Installer 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
2.0.3.3

MD5:
a1dc3ac1ee64975767d813993ac55b68

SHA-1:
d5ed25afb536536013ee697e7d8ef8d2a9fa2c89

SHA-256:
33500d0f5f7704b1ecb9ea1a47351249d11e5447aed7625a1bbb5f18a33e075b

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:
11/5/2024 2:46:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.3.10

File size:
960.3 KB (983,368 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.2

Copyright:
Web program

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 setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 7:53:08 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 8:02:29 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 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DmiOa0eOFSiIgFA9q0QgiFg/ORnYhoBXa+R6cPiFjT:DHaexiIRqFgTONYh6KcyV

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.9307

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.apptowerstag.com/c?x=aKpfT59Bv0N60JNYO4r0tB7AS56GdtwsOfWt6Z6Tce0=&c=x6yj6x s13FifkE5xX/wTBtE9 zw9/.../cglzYifgILQZVV&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.bitslaboratorynow.com/c?x=FfleiVKpZRBpt30CQuUdQO3jnlsfMH3zFs/.../aBPINrgM90Jh8eLfOKJHPTCO0A97vJOkqPQm&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.contentbestsend.com/c?x=7QEA0wLzzReyIkXXBClRHRBRegF iRwvNHQse3VFgFQ=&c=MM3wCF0yrxGwIwyqtIgQy6OG8wTPTiAZ8V/WfWLNzuY3HdsAg3pyjtUOBpiSV2AiVJ5QkICMoPMN9mGvq/.../zr9xRY gDsIO1P5Tah&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

http://www.contentbestsend.com/.../r6IVOgqlhbugJjdb0WSrwqK5DbwVByw=&c=I4hQH9el6uOQ7udfC9n0v YJgll XrNsk3qM7UCf9qlK1AdzMOi7wM44Sstl3upazYXAY265TzaZOvtR4hmvcharLPvUaVx1953vt7uKX3qW8mXm hK23n5pXQcaiqlq&downloadAs=Firefox Setup.exe

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