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google chrome.exe

Lacuf

InstallFlash (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, “Lacuf Setup ” by InstallFlash (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:

Robu (signed by InstallFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:

Lacuf

Description:

Lacuf Setup

Version:

3.8.4.3

MD5:

df10a40c282a9acd0848bcd8ea97c954

SHA-1:

808077fff640957034a136c11378affb81838193

SHA-256:

7bc63bf09d8a9da13e4598c1d182d58f70d9423cd488d6093a4a2ba348ccb3c4

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:

11/27/2024 6:50:42 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)

16.3.1.0

File size:

1.1 MB (1,120,352 bytes)

Product version:

2.4.5

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

InstallFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/17/2015 2:18:16 PM

Valid to:

6/2/2016 5:24:43 PM

Subject:

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

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121ACE394F39EFB26D753579A412465CB79

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:G5pydzYpRU332AMsh7+m+JeFxOAgJFiG4C3/YuFA8TPu5RY5:GDazYmmEA+xOtFiG4C3DFyRY5

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8700

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 7 URLs.

http://www.packageflashcurrent.com/c?x=DAAHpFK74ScHIF23lXpwS7XmL oD6vuALkoNTjDL3aI=&c=ybPcQTr0nzNPzwFR7wvYx1V37ZAcPGJ/rwLA/.../Aik0CtYCZndZUy&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.packageflashcurrent.com/c?x=MzRrrs7FUcW/78vjOGEPG kV3wPe6 ZEehJ5bdjV3 0=&c=PtGyPY0uVFPrxxH963oZzY7peOy94dOVnWzGI9O1aK NvbG12tdCXt3DN2/p2bZGq79kNlTdpeDA5w4//7o30zioqgLcX8lTnSZQ4ZB VoGCQLYVSReD3EiNc3iKmRd9&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.tagfilescity.com/c?x=CAbct5bsax/.../nRWRQLiWCu70OANQWlIgpKsgmiJZgx5onkfqSpaBbfbO70ukgvzYMDe 6IhXDVsEyZwfebAnO10rcKJcyQxCBFVdHfLQPWU2v6HOHq42Fs&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.packageflashcurrent.com/.../CeFVSFbTr6GWMGqucl40sNQ54k RDFKrS3MD58JL6spLZIeGZVm8lBpmlChwCmQ&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.packageflashcurrent.com/c?x=V6ITQY8c4qppxRX1sAmUGoc8384AwwKtSFEtr4oOPhs=&c= uFNjBKGWbx22qPjJnXEccLGc0XIM5wkTybqvyKkwUQoD6YdzIIAcYZCl4ZwI3ixoND91RX5T1g z6kDNoNevAxfOum/.../aDbPKNC&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.bundlerepositorybundle.com/c?x=zgrq2VXaeoesWqzUBeb5PlKky0bdqk9AJQuZO2al8RM=&c=F5XXcu0Vsy/rV9TGztLd5GTkKYnoilUtBcruV6Zq4MKRtozvQAdnf8SqvErMY0Tp6VEiIXFlTBMrsxJ41mG /.../t4No3dAY8h1CnRAhQYpAg&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.sharetownworld.com/.../YL2dg0ZQmCCw Mwq8P7KgetYQOV1MbrXix uZr9E20krvUz1xCnc&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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