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Criteria 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.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Criteria 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:
Web Application   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
a2f1236b2f5626287295fd5ca1b6e3d9

SHA-1:
093f51371203ddf74cd1263001087e11dedcc353

SHA-256:
57d9f5b0f27f332a75f3d1dff6d89ed7e77cc42f98051939787755e66a7d9c29

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 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:
11/5/2024 2:33:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.2.3

File size:
955.9 KB (978,832 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.7

Copyright:
Program web

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.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 3:21:34 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 4:39:55 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

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):
24576:5Hl0J+JinXu+fy6jFXsxRbvUyRzkDeQI+AMuuJVnsWbY:5Fq+JWrjFIU+oDi+AwzbY

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/.../jUCGMNakP8In9osaA1lk=&c=1AaQoM2J5e0U5zTESyLXCxD94NVnaHZV1rbWVbXU07ESxOlFVTCtqKLR4pzXZi oEdGH4iXpHPoBjN49Ds0ptjzM1zHfiPPd6J9yQgcvSXPlpcV7jUxmPtV5BDmsED5v&downloadAs=Firefox.exe

http://www.hostsendpackage.com/.../ rfyfO34m fCgnI1GpKQcxGdHc2hNqKl&downloadAs=Firefox.exe

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x=gO91oxI9r5ue2XjhkJQN2jt09Zh0F5aqx1iNRrx338w=&c=mAnqnJbbOLxj9gFxAeWBFbYD4ea1aVIn7l81HL oqrMtsJfcmASNfCSDdrVzmlNYgyLcUwLCyISu/.../iGeYETdQD3wlzb2iwwuVQMOSEB&downloadAs=Firefox.exe

http://www.hostsendpackage.com/.../mXhpV9XShDcRd1ODW9cwXVmlhbgrGY=&c=nVVtKQbhNLUs6845pXohmi4JYsZBC0Zxvgf823KfHt1vyBmJYADGHANRmxOSvGA8Z1LSLq0Taf3PxZSOH05ZZviwhlEtkpqo231J6Ww1pUcJ282FSvaGZk4IhgfoCNCd&downloadAs=Firefox.exe

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