grand-theft-auto-v-the-manual-32-bits.exe

App Internet generic

Quality Install (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 grand-theft-auto-v-the-manual-32-bits.exe, “App Internet generic Setup ” by Quality Install (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.
Publisher:
Generic Application soft   (signed by Quality Install (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
App Internet generic

Description:
App Internet generic Setup

Version:
3.2.3.3

MD5:
697684a4ca7bd6ef28422f714b7d289f

SHA-1:
6522cdc989cf2b168a77b20e7f6e63af50badab3

SHA-256:
a435df55c7c6135b3272a41e204a1c37658482f2573d5578739afc2cff19f96e

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:
11/16/2024 7:20:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.1.11.9

File size:
999.7 KB (1,023,656 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

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}\grand-theft-auto-v-the-manual-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/22/2015 5:07:45 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 5:07:45 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121BA953BDAD0F05B3C13326A973B264498

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

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file grand-theft-auto-v-the-manual-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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