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Criteria 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, “Internet Setup ” by Criteria 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:
Web Application   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
a0db871486303a3bd30e2e9c6f203e9f

SHA-1:
3c1d84b7997591f359e107f7cf6b71dd3fcfb4a2

SHA-256:
9846271909be89991a38af3360c145b443a3e088ed2e561af0ba40ff3fca8649

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:
11/28/2024 10:56:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.3.0

File size:
955.9 KB (978,832 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.7

Copyright:
Program web

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:
Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 10:21:34 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 10:39:55 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IHl0J+JinXu+fy6jFXsxRbvUyRzkDeQI+AMuuJVnsWbY:IFq+JWrjFIU+oDi+AwzbY

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:
7.9298

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 6 URLs.

http://www.centraluniversedelivery.com/c?x=KE/XoXg/bD4qxIVvqRdGs7WhHMm6BAzUCJ3URlvQt2E=&c=W0qioLf5JOLlduIcsQPW/k0XOkTYqj76ayJOVqv9Xrji7O490fr 5 4bhiDLdig8B0bQX88qwN1TaHd/sIUOUbP/.../c&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/.../0mmBY=&c=QMbkkc4rGOVHCqHkMG4iN4WbuegSmZonT1AVCCGKsEbZEg3YIpagxnaespPCzhlosN S4q5Ynw3sseHfjiQhgEJhcnyHk8mErNv7vmQOfZdhkTROuMDGhx3Y yidJrZu&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.hostsendpackage.com/c?x=5yzl8UQ4bJrOnk2OG2UcWBQl7//dYRXxLxOXxnMzg7k=&c=rgUTyRjMB JjM3wg9h0k UmfnJoGq8BHn8oW/xx/n2dM1YdaGY51x0EKzn1mS/.../A6iYn2&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=pCsVC54bgpazvUFXd/V NPoyFD85p8drnRfSWb8hdAk=&c=8pC TXTJj5A6kOzEWN24ya9ZJz756qfORuauuU0M3aZ96tzDfIhPagCvN2t/.../wjQT5AFk9&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.hostsendpackage.com/.../LuKp8wfBnM=&c=Z0Mw2fng5c9ekcih5ngPJGwsk8l5raaBWHY2MhA4u9EPLOzHxZyI8zD518KzYY8tRZbLOX4MufePRfvnTh7hxlWk2EvgVtfCexepqY9jWTyUj0bPBnEiWbKrge1sdJf6&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=k uPBogvLWYVUAVco5BbmyK6Wi9Gw6EejLzZgYyQAbU=&c=o5dOjgu8JvM/.../ We6PuZIUiGC08gvlkSEEYajmSi4cmUyv10kOxbor1FDjQRUNf4GPbe39iESdnS2WTAHqCeyMJeCg1UEy6mEpA10s1Rvxi8JxbHeU1WTTv7So&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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