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freefileviewersetup.exe

Soft

Premium 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 freefileviewersetup.exe, “Soft Setup ” by Premium Platform (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. 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:
Installer   (signed by Premium Platform (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Soft

Description:
Soft Setup

Version:
5.2.5.6

MD5:
b5b0f8a0d82f934940c96810391d1dec

SHA-1:
a302efcf27e113b3c058a13dc3e6e405c2be8d68

SHA-256:
65c1a5d84060e63ed2ba3e9eae4caf70822cecafd550e22568a0587b8d0ec85e

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
11/15/2024 11:23:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3007

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15825

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7133

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.1115
9.0.1.0237

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ABK potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12135

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/25/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.8.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.2016975

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2015.08.25.06

McAfee
Artemis!B5B0F8A0D82F
5600.6663

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
15.8.25.6

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
43104

File size:
916.8 KB (938,816 bytes)

Product version:
4.5

Copyright:
Installer app

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}\freefileviewersetup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/2/2015 9:17:47 AM

Valid to:
3/2/2016 9:17:47 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121B783EB28004110C9944E31AB0E6DE355

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4GT/2WSP8ZkjB271X3kQ8ZfGXUJ9LS9DItsEql8NT:4WUhBy9U74EJ9mEb

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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Entropy:
7.9062

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file freefileviewersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://cdn.berrycleanfactory.com/c?x=P9gurbf6nWYMQ/9oyr7mbxG8RLWu1OJ6FkyZbBudH64=&c=I9xMd4qQl86aCWbm2r8cQcjIJji650zsDDeXuC//jwg/cZXVHH3TtNQY1jY4iBGuLGuUc1D2j655Dy3WFvdwF/pXQca4g7e3gvPSTHzYrVAdKg4 rKdH68UpI4itTb Y5KCooj7eVo8XGE0psL9LEA==&downloadAs=FreeFileViewerSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freefileviewer.com/.../newest.exe

http://cdn.berrycleanfactory.com/c?x=aCiE0F2/6fDw5UhsiEf8ROFz2M09wmToGK MuaSqbp8=&c=rcHIMka2wcZFQdVtwccP6ctBUcsaoHJDZdjGD5OvuLMOjOWaROY1F2ezeD2LChD7HC52Vr0uM8OWrERAM3bPAqtv UGgaNgc/evjTOD9ZNNODvS9i69Qu4bHm9EFR9c2L74wpo97afo24I/KO/xTNw==&downloadAs=FreeFileViewerSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freefileviewer.com/.../newest.exe

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