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 9 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 clkmon.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0bdca05876d1c2e465971610c842ee38

SHA-1:
52d4b9aa43f9658ac9c7ccf89b52b58727fcb992

SHA-256:
069cd47cbd0128141fd0323c3854af0378dc8275fa62b443bd2fa766d680fa0b

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
11/5/2024 12:50:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.188.90

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3281

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141123

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.0327

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW (variant)
8.10768

McAfee
Artemis!0BDCA05876D1
5600.6937

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AstroDeliveryFriedCookie.e
14.11.23.15

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
35048

File size:
790 KB (808,984 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 11:11:59 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 11:11:59 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 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3GvAkOUozqW4t21+DSEJQPmlmsRJllxXY:3GDOZkOPmsYJlw

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:
7.8925

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 12 URLs.

http://clkmon.com/.../sa?cid=SUPER-CRSRDR-200186806420000000&pid=11021&q=???? ?????? ?? ?????? ??? ??????

http://freempr9.moredownre.com/.../download?p=REVENUE&trckid=008674921016121667549

http://clkdeals.com/adServe/adClick?ai=e78pZMpPz6QKgmCpWxjzPqEslqzQurocmJZ9p02 S4gTXnLPvbyStQqhS/jDOMDVgV3as0rfkM24 gzb8Y1R3KDv0OzHFpo4iAcuaZ0cIE/.../q0SeQzKToe5Tmb&ui=27ZzRbUgHCRn4fHLnBQUiFY37AsT2AewrU0BUEkFdhAcm4hdHHhT4Tqq2KOskKqI&src=BANNER

http://clkrev.com/.../banners?tid=DP9B&action=r

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