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google-chrome.exe

Program Setup

FunnelFlash (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 google-chrome.exe by FunnelFlash (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 Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

google-chrome.exe

Publisher:

SecuredDownload (signed by FunnelFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:

Program Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_54528

MD5:

d012cd6271be42e4c75333a685e63ce6

SHA-1:

009e1aee3942f6b97afdbe30940282642495f581

SHA-256:

0e789bc61e2c7dbcb5112dc92055b90036d23bc158fa2aa06450d6c4c5b49811

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:

12/29/2024 8:10:35 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)

16.3.26.6

File size:

1006.1 KB (1,030,280 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_54528

SecuredDownload

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}\google-chrome.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

FunnelFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/17/2015 6:45:18 PM

Valid to:

6/2/2016 9:07:39 PM

Subject:

CN=FunnelFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=FunnelFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

112174E2E69934660E5CFB4EA6713CBE4561

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:Ykri+OiML1DPOUG6XcBZ6BeOm6x1eRhBcknHB/YPXsaEgc:YZ7h1iUTcBZ96x1wjcuW0aNc

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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Entropy:

7.9152

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file google-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://tmpfile3424.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/1674/.../google-chrome.exe

https://tmpfile3404.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/44674/.../google-chrome.exe

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