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hay-day.exe

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Download Media (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 hay-day.exe, “Software Setup ” by Download Media (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:
Application Installer   (signed by Download Media (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
5.6.5.8

MD5:
6cebd80b7dbfdc987797bbae702a3cf1

SHA-1:
3957625c34ca2c7a7081b8964bcc0eab9c230ab3

SHA-256:
67c49d7bf8b4b9650a1d79afb1275d6fde46d1ad2fe9cf2ccbb8131dd34acf63

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 4:54:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.10.2.10

File size:
998.9 KB (1,022,856 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
Installer internet

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}\hay-day.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Media (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/20/2015 4:15:24 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2016 4:15:24 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121CAA15AE96FAA46811BE8A9659601B20F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:igKzx+ZzlX4B87e5Wh03Kdvyjt3JhJ37luYaIf5V:irzMzh7e5WW3fjt3JhJxBP

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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Entropy:
7.9299

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file hay-day.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softdl4ubundlessigns.com/c?x=kmNSQ52/iIQ8/qRXF 5z6RAD0YK9t8AlxJIlNdKy2lc=&c=yuxD5OHzc0NOf4/m3vUKIOxnF5s/ZHpoW9aeDiq D6DzzB1x/9gw6HB5qAD2H/I0mfDxQgC3TKuaJegjtYuVbyl/5xOFjFA2v1k9UofDAatMdo9/z6QnCMgGTJ7wwbq2qSl0j2041xaGwu60ESRkbQ==&downloadAs=Hay-Day.exe&fallback_url=http://softdownload3.com/s4m/.../Hay-Day.exe

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