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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 freempr9.softsofast.com.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f3e1cd8998944bfa48531b175ef7e827

SHA-1:
e3756b363ac1462b17a930cc766de68c7e929f00

SHA-256:
0aad8020df3000ac273679c2f9c397030a838ae77b35920b64ddc99fbae81a79

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:
12/28/2024 4:45:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.rfpa
7.11.183.42

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150717

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3046

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15717

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19996

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QF (variant)
9.10671

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
7/17/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13888

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.07.17.03

McAfee
Artemis!F3E1CD899894
5600.6702

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer (M)
15.7.16.23

Sophos
Generic PUA OD
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34514

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:
Turkish (Turkey)

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 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:f4zVG+LfkzuK+m8nIx94KD0RcBYiNgm7Q3Bn:f4I+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 URL.

http://freempr9.softsofast.com/.../download?p=REVENUE&trckid=008785017014732391704

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