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Setup Super (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 Setup Super (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:
Program   (signed by Setup Super (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
ed82b0fdd7952a4026dfa1325a583c81

SHA-1:
91fa7c5623754b35a029d44d4a95d0dc3dfa374d

SHA-256:
e758a6de102224701c3c5fd6d5777d4ad52c32c6eb2dda901e3948dc0021c9be

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:
11/27/2024 10:47:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.3.7

File size:
978.9 KB (1,002,432 bytes)

Product version:
4.4.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\installer_ares_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Setup Super (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/25/2015 10:47:33 AM

Valid to:
2/26/2016 10:47:33 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121231BD4B1F0B10FE560695F51642FEF36

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9259

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.headsignworld.com/c?x=nzu7wAVMeR5MXJeM5fftW9Wpe9j8h6jwHss2ydDyq5k=&c=5rqSOPMj7lmePxzj47edrBC18fzZke/hrD5QsXEtDn0rf51baIoM3QdQdgMcGW48J8WMNJmJPWArrhMobWEViWfaqN9Dbrzp9MdypNziIXi2ZzAkKHC1fhPZo28wh8hCtvIcIXErz99/e4UbqZm3 w==&downloadAs=installer_ares_Spanish.exe&fallback_url=http://xmlinstcp-fpm.portal-factory.com/.../error_ic.php?xrip=190.42.87.79&countrya2=PE&partner=SEO&origen=SEO&program=Ares&3dparty_channel=SEO010Z9e110414de8ce21c7730e78acdf934a1&ou=http://ares.com.es&du=http://download.instseo.com/installers/down.php?key=06241&new=y&hostname=ares.com.es&url_download=&software=Ares&country=PE&lang=es&tb=babylonnewv4&langutf8=Spanish&addfavorites=n&premium_url=http%3A%2F%2Fpf.vitplatform.com%2Fcrawled_soft%2F2%2F2%2F22461-681097-ares.exe&partner_keyword=SEO&p2p=0&logourl=%2Ficoinstall%2Fprograms%2Ficono-ares-128x128.png&ud=lp&origen=SEO&ua=generic&ou=http://ares

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