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installer_ares_spanish.exe

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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_spanish.exe, “Installer 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

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
62d282ff7371e8d9a9dc98229c85fd31

SHA-1:
78279bbc46dd70f83a1d227f300ec1d755c9b611

SHA-256:
d34e9febb842e2a1625441cf23c3541a66c8093a1606ad00b2290df364a09fd5

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 3:41:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.6.28.12

File size:
769.3 KB (787,800 bytes)

Product version:
2.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/27/2014 4:26:58 AM

Valid to:
10/28/2015 4:26:58 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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6E0Fa2QJIF2iC8bKq655L5C0AXOxL2VAqcbb8i76MnZH8/TO2D/xVac9MNcn5tO4:6RFfqWzbbkl5/xL2ePb8i7bn1sp5pn5D

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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Entropy:
7.8873

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 URL.

http://download.instseo.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?aa=lp/1/seo//&p=U0VP&r=8252052&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmluc3RzZW8uY29tL2luc3RhbGxlcnMvb3V0LzAxMjI4MDEyMjkwMTIzMC9waWlkLTAxMjM0NTY3ODk5ODc0NTYzMjEwMDEyMzQ1Njc4OTEyL2xwLzEvc2VvL3NwYW5pc2gvc2VvL2Nocm9tZS9hcmVzL2QvNzgyMTk4MDI3ZmM1MDk0YzQ3OWQzZWY5YTQzYjIyYjUvaWNpL25hL25hL2luc3RhbGxlcl9hcmVzX1NwYW5pc2guZXhl&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9scC8xL3Nlby9zcGFuaXNoL3Nlby9jaHJvbWUvYXJlcy9kLzc4MjE5ODAyN2ZjNTA5NGM0NzlkM2VmOWE0M2IyMmI1L2ljaS9uYS9uYS9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYXJlc19TcGFuaXNoLmV4ZQ==&loop=1&JN=74&BG=93&BF=43&IH=66&HB=51&FM=60&CC=84&IM=59&EH=98&KI=100&s=769910275889702395871665211171157048176754625954441508039247362066973549012508052203007022768965652007019260065395696409675571047358159076073502171711789246441186091098606966173355524448182200819929889485002438080435244565556558537485996239048181616063528284137876475009013822093609052880393171728239230523822192198386416724906729753705188408717556298971361044019390909

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