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installer_ares_plus_spanish.exe

Installer Web

Free Download (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_ares_plus_spanish.exe, “Installer Web Setup ” by Free Download (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.
Publisher:
Free Download (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer Web

Description:
Installer Web Setup

MD5:
bf99ffd8eff5b54bc6f89f30bcb20860

SHA-1:
3621a3b2d890301963c3c47832b2d82fa52f7cb0

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/9/2025 11:04:15 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.2.17.3

File size:
770 KB (788,448 bytes)

Product version:
5.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\installer_ares_plus_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Download (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/27/2014 8:26:58 AM

Valid to:
10/28/2015 8:26:58 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112188FF79FB726173E4354F5D668F721A4F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_ares_plus_spanish.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softonic.com/sads/tracker.php?ev=c&co=AR&sid=a76ca94e531f5b4e8c50cc3ef06f13fd&upv=07f49ebb3829c37f2e73d828a4cd5912&z=results&sk=0&abt=&eid=&params=F24F8F4D368AFA5D32C8A90D9EFD1CBAC4554E4021EB9D8C201627CA7A1C81442CBB9D9EF66E2465E55E3D35B1FE3AB4B20BA7C0BB2C5AC953435571555B5002945C44C49749C381CBACB3B1EA84C2240A31B6F6A484989B29CDF1C9A05750AB8E634C3F27DF1FCC942A240BDA2569196E8E36F43C174ECE55C9DF2EC9FCAC7E90C322C2AAD50F72E7F5D2565A63B7E308E50FA746312FFA06156726CF0C7CD0067A26060D9214240D5CF3D8C74731E4&h=480E22A6F31A1BECBF02F89E9A1025A255A3E312FCE705D029382A01B5A936F5&directdownload=1&f=6649153&d=http://aresplus.filebegin.com/.../down.php?p=SOFT

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