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Beta Installer (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 hotspot-shield-5.1.3.exe, “program Setup ” by Beta Installer (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:
Installer   (signed by Beta Installer (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
program

Description:
program Setup

Version:
4.7.1.0

MD5:
700641c7a06b896e6e608217ca549c34

SHA-1:
0e709f162aedf0b9c4f6f18f118fe3f6c7691352

SHA-256:
446e260286b346234c056976ee869cd81745e949750220797d665012e8be5ea2

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 12:05:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.10.22.18

File size:
981.8 KB (1,005,328 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

Copyright:
Application

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}\hotspot-shield-5.1.3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Beta Installer (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 6:08:27 PM

Valid to:
6/30/2016 7:57:41 PM

Subject:
CN=Beta Installer (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Beta Installer (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121032E54B419E0CFF31154B788B27CAFED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ZOgzXfB+STHFLtHVddSf7CwTvEowKEoIchf1qiumgxB/T:ZJTfB+STl5zdS5TvEowKEVof1rumgxV

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.9229

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file hotspot-shield-5.1.3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.towerchuckleclear.com/c?x=7cm QGe2VYrIFBmaiS5ubpenNGcFhj/O36Qi4I76KVI=&c=T 4PYXrqK6SxwX7Op0XDyVGYK1yvkWnO2V75bzjqsUF7vc E 5WB5lgZVCMcewk3HgEXYOA04HN /cC9jLRQcviC/lYMIMIdDlszr9XRHDGIvzX0D0UhUjgf8TJhVOns&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.1.3.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1453224688/en/8/.../84579-1808583-hotspot-shield.exe

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