flashplayer_updater.exe

Sidicanofi

Superb Delivery (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 flashplayer_updater.exe, “Sidicanofi Setup ” by Superb Delivery (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 Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Gonapabore   (signed by Superb Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Sidicanofi

Description:
Sidicanofi Setup

Version:
1.7.3.2

MD5:
4b4877f886f509bd2b671f598c10e788

SHA-1:
aa97a55c569ad4bdbfae52cccecf1f1c7dd795d6

SHA-256:
1f3a3ae2e31cf1a4b7ec823da402a4f4d4f92b04f4971a87ca9f6794a1b5f930

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:
11/15/2024 1:50:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.1.3.22

File size:
1.1 MB (1,109,400 bytes)

Product version:
3.6.6

Copyright:
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\inetcache\ie\{random}\flashplayer_updater.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 1:32:04 PM

Valid to:
6/15/2016 6:05:02 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11211125F8C6D42D4432896214CAAA03F65D

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:
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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 flashplayer_updater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.tourtowermeta.com/c?x= bc6PCwSgp1enA eThYGP5JDLj5aQqGzNoE5YjPi9kY=&c=c4J2jCdkaMwtDnUi6yQy1bawk4KKRxM/p1TZdEUw8HMougutwTrw4UHITaDCGBa3gcWgfdzEn yTICuV5R0aYx93WrDs9QblziGixnSD23GQlXYyzM90ZPacqxyKA4EV&downloadAs=FlashPlayer_Updater.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.InstallMetrixdelivery.com

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