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Cadupu

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_google_chrome_english.exe, “Cadupu 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Cesip   (signed by Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Cadupu

Description:
Cadupu Setup

Version:
5.6.2.5

MD5:
1d2ed20dfb41cbaa099ad5ed47d46051

SHA-1:
1b37aae02b00071d74ac65d0c0dc7841e3608ca5

SHA-256:
ab07ab1cd7264616969e2a114e31d9358814e9a4b8d4ea91a9261653e4a6184b

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:
1/11/2025 5:32:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.5.12.20

File size:
1.1 MB (1,156,928 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\installer_google_chrome_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 1:35:36 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 5:10:22 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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3BUaGTUka5Q96WgDvBP2R0MRnKg8GJEXp1wdAXipc31yxKF:3B9OM5Q9cNP2SonK6xLSyxKF

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8769

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.centercontentbundle.com/c?x=XK Homhq1SvU7L O2u3nJkoE5nO2LRzjrL1L8ho3hQo=&c=RVIKs rR8aejpMljqpcdZleV8Z2q2uDsUTK5//CRMkKcIyZOj3HkXDcI0ucLhcu1Tdg1H2qL7vhO0ANU8qGdMkOXxf99DRQmMpKF7xhwARO3veKOCqIUwCS5tm 3Cvux&downloadAs=installer_google_chrome_English.exe&fallback_url=http://xmlinstcp-fpm.portal-factory.com/cmd/error_ic.php?xrip=31.187.14.21&countrya2=IE&partner=ALLFILEWINCOM&origen=ie-adcdm=1&program=Google Chrome&3dparty_channel=ALLFIL00Z048b7648cdf53145ea3ea6626ae7f109&ou=http://engall.filewin.com/Google-Chrome/?p=IE-ADC&du=http://download.filewin.com/.../down.php?key=c40de&new=y&lang=en&hostname=engall.filewin.com&url_download=http://pf.vitplatform.com/crawled_soft/7/9/79787-674460-google-chrome.exe&software=Google Chrome&country=ie&ud=ax&origen=ie-adcdm=1&langutf8=English&logourl=&logoex=&ua=msie&partner_keyword=ALLFILEWINCOM&pmd5=&trckid=&

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