installer_adobe_flash_player_arabe.exe

Astro Delivery (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 installer_adobe_flash_player_arabe.exe by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. 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 file has been seen being downloaded from freempr9.gettingsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ea7ae8b34f3cae4616f68000df0dce12

SHA-1:
bff17f4175712d02172e8514d0369f804f96b9ef

SHA-256:
982a14e48036ed706633448c6a545877df1c4f060c4178b586301d6881275f48

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
11/27/2024 5:39:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.188.92

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3281

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141123

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20174

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/23/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14098

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.FriedCookie
v2014.11.23.02

McAfee
Artemis!EA7AE8B34F3C
5600.6937

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AstroDeliveryFriedCookie.c
14.11.23.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35010

File size:
793.1 KB (812,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\installer_adobe_flash_player_arabe.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 10:11:59 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 10:11:59 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121A99E73962365DC8A4A1F35AD57C59E60

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:yTvhrCuix4LRoXWzBGz1cmv75PqQb8pwLrEzO:yr9+x7mzIzGaPq0b8a

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:
7.8906

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_adobe_flash_player_arabe.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 13 URLs.

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