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installer_ares_spanish.exe

Gec

Source Beta (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, “Gec Setup ” by Source Beta (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.

File name:

Publisher:

Kilorone (signed by Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Gec

Description:

Gec Setup

Version:

2.8.2.0

MD5:

9a3aa6da1d417291ca35a03d05112f9c

SHA-1:

53f82411258e88912dfbea76e7312c70cbeb96e9

SHA-256:

28111f78075418f2bb0dd3c6bc3d21e53a6b68cae36616da226465a18721634a

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:

1/4/2025 9:57:04 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)

16.2.25.17

File size:

1.1 MB (1,154,048 bytes)

Product version:

2.8

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 2:35:36 PM

Valid to:

7/7/2016 6:10:22 PM

Subject:

CN=Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121F87C06A1FA58E25ACBC0D796540139D0

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:EmSglSwRkwGlt8DB9l00NeC8dlPCrykfjiDnj00++IU764zosJ:EXMXR98tC9Bod5a54zosJ

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

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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 10 URLs.

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