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Program Setup

SetupFlash (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 by SetupFlash (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:
SecuredDownload  (signed by SetupFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Program Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_54528

MD5:
1929008a4dbfa5ec88752e4c574a47b2

SHA-1:
bf24abc252702923a975159aae274b020b6c7527

SHA-256:
8f797ec4c28c9495c42b1c3b2234d9c15e59f08eece70304dd427f0ceb51f98f

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:
11/24/2024 11:52:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.1.9

File size:
1004 KB (1,028,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_54528

Copyright:
SecuredDownload

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SetupFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 6:47:02 PM

Valid to:
6/2/2016 9:01:23 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11210881F590F73BFA97523546F954558131

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Hi1a3ET3UU00OWKVpODYrJUwaBkRTokZ0F711XCL7nQ0iH0jzvWuIyGmVKs/IQ4L:Hi1GvWQJrJta2xAN002LEu4lm2w5i/3

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:
7.9152

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_google-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://tmpfile3653.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/49935/.../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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