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Ladah

Superb Alpha (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, “Ladah Setup ” by Superb Alpha (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ladah

Description:
Ladah Setup

Version:
5.1.3.1

MD5:
afe5db2ea0f499f4fd131dcfee69411f

SHA-1:
8f5b4f99e803bb7f7bf58b368ef990a2ecd4cf2f

SHA-256:
2420a41abf4e3012cb2842072ac347697e67d8d626bbada32b791d9ccbf9b6af

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 '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:
11/2/2024 12:39:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.19.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,113,480 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
Web Lite Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 1:00:57 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 4:48:43 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11217F30BAAF40AF8D13BE6DB4153600593E

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:+L0BH/iwl6SeF+TJusDI0NPFJ/cj3hxO/QM:+QdiwllTQsDfPF1O3hxmP

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:
7.8771

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 8 URLs.

http://www.appsgiftgrab.com/c?x=RuagMbyX eMmPK2tuFvf3gm7N33nSlHxkw/.../q6uk1TBirXaG2uZ&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.currentbinariescurrent.com/c?x=5sylJO7EEmLoKjxLpbc/NdKy8QYMXp KuXfkmZmEl48=&c=xYgvynscAfedRo cN B4k8T2ZRBuwWMcYFDmSKmnoWCsm5mcP0AkN4 FvIHkIuT85g4PXSyDO9cyeC5AQbyQx2Nh7BUnrIbi4rVk/P9 lUGVK/.../A hMOLxg&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.appsgiftgrab.com/c?x=3IKMuQ zJZIPu55y6oMo4jfZJSSDmlVLYemzFN1 b k=&c=e/u5Kgarzv8tLoyxPWB4SYn7gRGWhvXuEA8qCtj/sRYSCRouMDP/.../rKHQNaisqNhflsyEVvk7gDoFhT4zQU9ZNXe5qhxdaXjDJ4LX1zxeIz&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.currentbinariescurrent.com/.../99jNvg30Dv1NWWVzHhZ76Acueoa6tRprigWfSgu3BVSrSc&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.currentbinariescurrent.com/c?x=vUs2jUZkTM3LKGQOOCz0IIRumewqX48sffAEio3c08Q=&c=8mTRFK M JJkxFUh4DioUGAPRpcG 3Cv2fQwjB6/qx46mcksdtA4qhKCCJRFBOUvAF0uhdqy /.../gqanEHi8ROe8guwy&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.townrepositorybundle.com/c?x=K7PlTGsvUZ00dUKCTdmkdVE vv4zvUhpbw/.../vyIUzAqC9pjKoi7 fOCVtOaN5MgTXd mnjwMB6WupzWEIsSN MVL HN848tvayKUVwc2vDytJC0a7PBC1Yyw&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.appsgiftgrab.com/.../pU ekYkzqNQQDfHhdX w4 Ja8BUsqRjjGYgNG2PTfjojWfosz9a4oyBF2oddJPAiZoox&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.citybestbody.com/c?x=q9dtt5KA0AGdwyO5TB0OO7WvAbzQjGTae/UD8imF Vc=&c=v7sVq2vZS0Us16lGrlqUz73iplIVoNLwXf8gc3izEusn4ENr/.../4iGgw22Q0ukBimUoMjrVgVJl673UOjnED6&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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