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Setup Quality (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, “Installer Setup ” by Setup Quality (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.
Publisher:
Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
2.0.3.3

MD5:
ad2510ead3c73da4a6cd0b58e653343b

SHA-1:
32e7da441a0ec51f3256bdc63d495cdf017d7b42

SHA-256:
868c2b984c01de311023bd74fc05c1e15970f992368f79da5f5672e79cf85370

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:
11/5/2024 2:28:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.29.19

File size:
960.3 KB (983,368 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.2

Copyright:
Web program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 3:23:08 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 4:32:29 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121734671448CB8540659135FEB5A8E8573

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WmiOa0eOFSiIgFA9q0QgiFg/ORnYhoBXa+R6cPiFjT:WHaexiIRqFgTONYh6KcyV

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
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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 5 URLs.

http://www.apptowerstag.com/c?x=ZEQEZ/zXdUmEwhgQ9K00Fg45G4okzOSImsjfWJWuX6k=&c=hUuXXLB1MSjdGxS6AQKR YtfKm0ReYjywI7hOmeV58OocRcHMi/.../nzo1Jux1DrWk2wAGyFgpf9aYJ&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.apptowerstag.com/c?x=xaRo4rVJwquNLmOVoOA9WQ79wliRVafQfK/WVRwN/ug=&c=JvgVOFUMZVtyoZ3 VcZ/GP6 w/.../ocIJm5oMdngsRK83J1ZqWYcH&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.apptowerstag.com/c?x=aCoTjTZvdal0lZ7zX/.../vp1F8fz7CvlrKQ5ezK7VvJenAGTFGlLmbhgyFOyGLaMIGzpp1jPg6Mv dnk433FUaycr6aiI5KpR4e6ND025SQcsivAt4&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.apptowerstag.com/c?x=stYbpD8UVcmWAtKgx5bcbIzSsKM/pLETy14X YiOht0=&c=7kRykHl 6IEPJikgWy7H4zawYf4NEDGRPkeFf4oIw9O GmCuDhPpq76KFUawHYmEM4zfLTMhcvYsUD/.../gZ7FYU49q2K21WuesLQjIhl880lJk3&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.apptowerstag.com/c?x=Hxo08SYhFaEV9hk7bn/WjCzi2SJwW2 ttUUkevujHr0=&c=qK64cT 8VsfAKlRtGc3Nq08maDE Nf/Gas96AfivU4znSbkg/XUp9A lpqjeETQ7YI1dX36fmBmz8XadoOnFyekgnZ9lN wE1FM/.../vmGqUFwxn4PuZH1He&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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