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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_minecraft_1_8_japanese.exe, “Web Setup ” by Setup Delivery (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 Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Setup Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

MD5:
a1d1c795054aad57f421fdf61e5fcca9

SHA-1:
3bbcf66e56ccc0eb188ea9b38ebb58f7714ec213

SHA-256:
78d729718ee06b15a02028f98780a90dbac7bc123f46fea64cc3b9cfbb333f1a

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:
12/26/2024 1:41:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.6.2.5

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_minecraft_1_8_japanese.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

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

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

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:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DuFa+fpe7ITfOoDiZ2O5mxnrzlQ4R8iRZMHNuWDc2TbQYUT9xjKCl8++v:DuF7fpe7upDiOxr5g6MHJQSbc2Cl8p

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:
7.8816

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_minecraft_1_8_japanese.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://japanese.trailsframework.org/lv/software/.../kl676159.htm

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