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flvplayersetup.exe

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Best Platform (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 flvplayersetup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Best Platform (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.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by Best Platform (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
be1910e3e634cbf038c91c544d2e5b25

SHA-1:
98cfc900bdc0abf3aa9a6bd07ac289cfc7ab6af5

SHA-256:
c0608ba073e622fb828f63303742b4ee522724ea55cab07412797f1b54cf1ee1

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:
11/14/2024 9:30:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.14.9

File size:
756.7 KB (774,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.7

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}\flvplayersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Best Platform (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/3/2015 6:53:39 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 6:53:39 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11215BACD127EC7D4C66DAC5A4158405F076

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:f4MvadEGqVs8LV0cIZ/7bfJb6mc8gAEA1D6CsiACpieR0KJ9MD1l0CO5es4T4+rk:f4MvvRVs8JDIt97cIE+QiAEieR04M/hC

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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Entropy:
7.8859

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.installflv10.com/c?x=4PhU 7ExpoLn4UHIxxdcyM8x5zVrLXM0IlqDroGmPO4=&c=fc9PMYvnaeGLoPOBewBmhB5BmPWv7rf7vD7UmnnP2wiyCbVhRzgrWjN/A85SbwtdhdkS9TrtjFx1dwwHxcbJ2g==&downloadAs=FlvPlayerSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://d3qor7nx9zb32s.cloudfront.net/.../FlvPlayer2701.exe

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