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Silver Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_google chrome.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Silver Setup (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:
Silver Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
1.2.3.8

MD5:
d69505db262e412e1be0668b9404d127

SHA-1:
15873132c3d2bea0940c715d7412a5201071792e

SHA-256:
d69c9c7395709beaec38e2eb4a5ad1bffbe05479b443052ef1a95a9c945a8dc9

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:
11/28/2024 2:40:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.8.0

File size:
963.4 KB (986,472 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_google chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Silver Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:13:58 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 4:33:54 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112140334915ED026A82D6160FD4F0BAD4D4

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:devQdNB1+F3tA5IWFJVxYRDRGkvUM0R/JZNs3:dRPB1+dtAJYRDRrvBC/JZw

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:
7.9302

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file icreinstall_google chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.repositoryhostinggrab.com/c?x=PWIWIllCmKqHArMhPJubHch/WlRbWWfo97WMtyaCyk4=&c=udiY8FWMJ34V/IGsPMiRFzEyXI2L4 NztM9yOrvrU83xUIQI90rOeTPQk5IhpWGLWugPupasVCtIe6Q086xUQ5XF3Bt3wb/.../4zliMZCEcATWYghwHLgqsl6d&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.repositoryheartbundle.com/.../h77JrncsjllQF1JdR6vl2Eo1s5HfoYrLo1LrpLcjOg0XRICbd cFIzgNwDQTEKVFclPprLjfIJW1QFDcRaOcws&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.repositoryhostinggrab.com/c?x=CIs8Q7948VqVAshmrxpm3maVHC5VAzpc9NOZ/pZoFq8=&c=hF3aE4HM4dYg5X/1AXwgWy Sy3zrJJBoy2KXkCB9OE9xDLlBda64I4cFTGw05dD7RiFAiBQk4DknVrEGc6efvagGHxnYW9r sj/.../Hf8kfOBoqkCZAqU68Zt4w0njcSd&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

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