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Suber

FlashPlatform (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_download.exe, “Suber Setup ” by FlashPlatform (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:
FlashPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Suber

Description:
Suber Setup

MD5:
3160772f05c502194d86c5b33d63ae86

SHA-1:
9417bc0002c75215761d5a1b9098b8d72dd02072

SHA-256:
ae73e29a6f37883e03ab6c96ca45a266fcc1378d7d7a48171eacad19cebb2320

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:
11/5/2024 9:58:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.2.16.17

File size:
967.2 KB (990,448 bytes)

Product version:
2.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\firefox_download.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FlashPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 3:12:39 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2016 6:10:26 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121065E3B2586EE9A4B2F3B53374BAF00C6

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

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.signcleanbest.com/c?x=3fx4/duNMvqjtcAsc6ATYbt4q pQbgTAkrwHKXZL6BA=&c=ggQheJoC/2HgEG/NQCbS2pWCbo0ALu4lcG8qxyp1vW0n7PrV9wrZ7fX0hC5mI97B8lPpbEXjLSSoB9MLgXCHLV/VFC jMS0pPCUjsk6IGh9q4AkKbsmJNPp0944IWx74&downloadAs=firefox_download.exe&fallback_url=http://eu-cdn.jetzt-herunterladen.com/.../firefox_de.exe

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