install.exe

Tihaf

Delta Platform (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 install.exe, “Tihaf Setup ” by Delta Platform (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:
Delta Platform (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Tihaf

Description:
Tihaf Setup

Version:
4.3.1.0

MD5:
5353e665cee908dbb768064784d2b7c6

SHA-1:
281e257aebe37d48f18cd4b8c3df7e3cb9b8d102

SHA-256:
d442e84d49f5ce751804955db3f1a72b00fb2d0841d7feb085751eca455a67fd

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:
11/15/2024 10:38:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.8.21

File size:
1 MB (1,086,800 bytes)

Product version:
2.2

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}\install.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 1:23:00 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 4:05:25 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112157F5637C11B70AC18EB6FD796A2D761C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.9081

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.centerrepositoryshare.com/c?x=NWDiaUjqrPL5FRkah3rEbq2V ILpBD9LwZMbKHXuxfw=&c=Rb OCF/TzeBfJ7hRD74y8tZ9ZdP/nNhY2ZTna6y6iNLua7dFKIv2DRZmUgvSJjRhOwTSLUrHhjCbnJN5gnoOqlTRpqzDfcW0pAQnevjY/8g5ZXGVs/NfdciMAyPad3NU&downloadAs=install.exe&fallback_url=http://.../7z938.exe

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