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Gec

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_openoffice_swedish.exe, “Gec 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Apache OpenOffice but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Kilorone   (signed by Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Gec

Description:
Gec Setup

Version:
2.8.2.0

MD5:
06e343799bf3d14da10280b4c0804d1b

SHA-1:
63894c520c8548ce4c7992e7d3215ac280e27778

SHA-256:
5370c3518bf310751df64493603c350c2d460153cd4ff4f4a02959c1f377a62d

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:
1/9/2025 8:01:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.23.5

File size:
1.1 MB (1,154,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:35:36 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:10:22 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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7mSglSwRkwGlt8DB9l00NeC8dlPCrykfjiDnj00++IU764zosJ:7XMXR98tC9Bod5a54zosJ

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.grabnowbundle.com/c?x=ryW YU58nStjTSRkPlIM8juw kRQ8RbnuptPiAUk2f8=&c=qRoosdBnEL707kspVxVkJG2xx7x6j9 e3R12q9jne2QIY bazuo43zrsHVMJqZE4FWBUtDR3qm7J8EEpnpRnXgYrdSSwO7d9zaMv4AYtfN7KBlDPvr7DHUq2q7U7LikI&downloadAs=installer_openoffice_Swedish.exe&fallback_url=http://xmlinstcp-fpm.portal-factory.com/cmd/error_ic.php?xrip=85.8.48.111&countrya2=SE&partner=PRVARA&origen=se-dnm&program=OpenOffice&3dparty_channel=PRVARA00Z6d7de58684b99f7bb554ed3e00f09b0f&ou=http://www.programvara.org/openoffice?p=SE-DNM&gclid=CP3N_JGHlssCFaTFcgodmaUCQA&du=http://download.programvara.org/.../down.php?key=f207a&new=y&lang=sv&hostname=www.programvara.org&url_download=http://pf.vitplatform.com/crawled_soft/2/5/25829-673220-openoffice.exe&software=OpenOffice&country=se&ud=ax&origen=se-dnm&langutf8=Swedish&logourl=&logoex=&ua=msie&partner_keyword=PRVARA&pmd5=&trckid=&affid=&kw=

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