free-youtube-download-3-2-55-301-32-bits.exe

Generic

Alpha Setup (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 free-youtube-download-3-2-55-301-32-bits.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Alpha Setup (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:
Software Installer generic   (signed by Alpha Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
5.5.5.5

MD5:
f5887ba2df63603ea5c2221d84a5c62b

SHA-1:
2d11c3fade4c9b5feef8a23ab695bb75387327fd

SHA-256:
79d1e7f84cb406b35acae46c310383183aa04d30c0a7553e0108bc06edc2fc3e

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:
11/24/2024 2:23:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.2.19.11

File size:
679.1 KB (695,400 bytes)

Product version:
2.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free-youtube-download-3-2-55-301-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/27/2015 3:39:25 PM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 3:39:25 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112183CB9C88A605198F75119DF8D236C6AF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 9:22:17 PM

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, 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 free-youtube-download-3-2-55-301-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.directinstallersplanet.com/c?x=X0Wb3RHT8Q/VVmLRJzonjfHoJoM3G1GrDGBJTcznwsI=&c=0S0besLjSo SvDD8jopfjybPKuP/5J2gZTFTGGf3Jx94eXU987hKti1 m9GFHQ8RZFzTKFlDjkGNsbMQ7Aw9iw==&fallback_url=http://download.dvdvideosoft.com/.../FreeYouTubeDownload.exe

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