installer_ares_spanish.exe

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Setup 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_ares_spanish.exe, “Web Setup ” by Setup Delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 15 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.
Publisher:
Setup Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

MD5:
4e8222458bb54d370b287da8af4abd2e

SHA-1:
4d482fdec5294cd6b7dba37358e148e640cd228f

SHA-256:
04bd700eb387272de20cac71f32a4553e999b6f4760cc7e203ff746bc0d79b11

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
11/5/2024 11:40:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.zlz
7.11.212.24

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3190

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15222

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-651
0.98/20090

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
21175

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.49
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.VW potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCo
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.197.15043

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dnajwn
0.30.0.296

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer
15.4.11.23

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
37800

File size:
741.8 KB (759,608 bytes)

Product version:
3.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/14/2015 4:44:35 AM

Valid to:
1/15/2016 4:44:35 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11210A6522A1A7E7C584A5E3B94F933EE6EA

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+uFa+fpe7ITfOoDiZ2O5mxnrzlQ4R8iRZMHNuWDc2TbQYUT9xjKCl8++v:+uF7fpe7upDiOxr5g6MHJQSbc2Cl8p

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_spanish.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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