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App Platform (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 App Platform (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Minecraft but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Generic installer   (signed by App Platform (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

MD5:
00f03982206c5fbbaa25516d645c31ca

SHA-1:
58800a263a98848c70e936b3acbf63bfd06191f4

SHA-256:
219bfa37e8046ab581d17eeeef8a3556bb10712056afb88541a4cb7568c9933f

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:34:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.5.26.23

File size:
716 KB (733,224 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

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_minecraft_1_8_japanese.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App Platform (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/20/2015 2:12:20 AM

Valid to:
1/21/2016 2:12:20 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11217C303C86CABA790DD0FF0F68E757542D

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:ut/GbNsPqu4h1RCnagaVCndkVxWA+0XtyTrBMTy38b54caINpKqQ3be34RoUuX:ut/KIqu4XhRVCnuOCArBAysl4c7IqQ3y

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:
7.8927

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://dk.butotiresa.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=ici&ut=478a5e6ed49ccd7bf170ff837e6a1545&aa=ax/1/trailsja//&ua=msie&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLnRyYWlsc2ZyYW1ld29yay5vcmcvaW5zdGFsbGVycy9vdXQvMDA0MDEwMDQwMjAwNDAzL3BpaWQtNTUxY2Y5NzZhYmQ3MzIuMjU5MDc4NTYvYXgvMS90cmFpbHNqYS9qYXBhbmVzZS9zZW8vbXNpZS9taW5lY3JhZnRfMV84L2QvNzgyMTk4MDI3ZmM1MDk0YzQ3OWQzZWY5YTQzYjIyYjUvaWNpLzY3NjE1OS9uYS8wL0FBL2luc3RhbGxlcl9taW5lY3JhZnRfMV84X0phcGFuZXNlLmV4ZQ==&p=VFJBSUxTSkE=&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9heC8xL3RyYWlsc2phL2phcGFuZXNlL3Nlby9tc2llL21pbmVjcmFmdF8xXzgvZC83ODIxOTgwMjdmYzUwOTRjNDc5ZDNlZjlhNDNiMjJiNS9pY2kvNjc2MTU5L25hLzAvQUEvaW5zdGFsbGVyX21pbmVjcmFmdF8xXzhfSmFwYW5lc2UuZXhl&loop=0&s=&moved=1

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