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

MD5:
d98c28afe0cc23a6b802aa851b587992

SHA-1:
d8efd4bec6da9ed55a9e9a714ea4f205d19e87da

SHA-256:
ca482ee2c56b86863c35e669c2662d2bf9c3ceb7c3ea115dc00c6c5b3eef1cfc

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
11/24/2024 9:36:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.rfpa
7.11.182.246

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141205

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3270

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14125

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.RFPA
19986

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QF (variant)
8.10665

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
12/5/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13888

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.12.05.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AstroDeliveryFriedCookie.e
14.12.5.5

Sophos
Generic PUA NI
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34488

File size:
791.2 KB (810,232 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
Signed by:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 4:11:59 PM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 4:11:59 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 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:r4zVG+LfkzuK+m8nIx94KD0RcBYiNgm7Q3Bn:r4I+LfkzhC13iBK

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:
7.8918

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 5 URLs.

http://freempr9.softsofast.com/.../download?p=REVENUE&trckid=009060031014641454979

http://freempr9.softsofast.com/.../download?p=REVENUE&trckid=009644225014743774859

http://freempr9.softsofast.com/.../download?p=REVENUE&trckid=003748464014578700633

http://freempr9.softsofast.com/.../download?p=REVENUE&trckid=008973640014581677677

http://freempr8.softsofast.com/.../download?p=REVENUE&trckid=009292840014629671961

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