installer_adobe_flash_player_english.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_english.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 freempr8.warerefree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0ac2ac104ca1b074cdfa05d50eaf7433

SHA-1:
2123f28d4c9f0142f9e80e6e97ac7463a952c1d6

SHA-256:
3993b4345152928a83c8b03a0395ab0f8bdad52e49ad4745b99a02e061148232

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:
12/26/2024 7:27:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.189.158

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3262

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141213

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.0347

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RZ (variant)
8.10804

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
12/13/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14174

Malwarebytes
v2014.12.13.05

McAfee
Artemis!0AC2AC104CA1
5600.6918

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AstroDeliveryFriedCookie.e
14.12.13.5

Sophos
Generic PUA CB
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
35282

File size:
1004 KB (1,028,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 3:11:59 PM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 3:11:59 PM

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 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BZvuC/1yomyWAdd0zcIk75qaJpNo7zSkFp5woi:BtX/1y5yfAcb75rpoztpwH

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:
7.9284

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://freempr8.warerefree.com/.../download?p=REVENUE&trckid=009878329016284292234

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