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installer_vlc_media_player_spanish.exe

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_vlc_media_player_spanish.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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Cesip   (signed by Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Cadupu

Description:
Cadupu Setup

Version:
5.6.2.5

MD5:
7b4cea8c192f726f2a864b808974c62e

SHA-1:
092adea81096b6acf7eb11a93d2f007bdcabf0f1

SHA-256:
626697468b1f85fc75e8c8e7a814df4c379dd10139faa8e3f012a13956efdc60

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:
1/11/2025 3:59:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.5.8.15

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_vlc_media_player_spanish.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 3:35:36 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 7:10:22 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 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gBUaGTUka5Q96WgDvBP2R0MRnKg8GJEXp1wdAXipc31yxKF:gB9OM5Q9cNP2SonK6xLSyxKF

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_vlc_media_player_spanish.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.cyclevaultscurrent.com/c?x=XtsjbLbIVmTju9CYyiJ5rtxggZe3ZDEgGeKUjIQ6eFA=&c=A/eQvSRMZ11fjnUHcXBNFGKEJcKSq/iQkri0k/kIGnrY0PiGGM2qT/cRncjWZUAz6h4fmiJ3RRshBEeBX26B0Ac8l7FWXO2WGW4rbyRCB79A0UmuOT0s7iFQKjtXUpvx&downloadAs=installer_vlc_media_player_Spanish.exe&fallback_url=http://xmlinstcp-fpm.portal-factory.com/cmd/error_ic.php?xrip=95.77.240.161&countrya2=RO&partner=FREESOFTSTORECOM&origen=mbsi&program=VLC Media Player&3dparty_channel=FREESO00Z9cecc57fd08e3a3c5afda4553a1feb38&ou=http://vlc.pedrillos4.com/?p=mbsi&trckid=1457175018mb79247539217&du=http://download2.freesoftstore2.com/.../down.php?country=ro&hostname=qugix1ac94piriki.kanoprejopo.info&lang=es&langutf8=Spanish&logourl=/icoinstall/programs/038-vlc.png&logoex=/icoinstall/logosex/vlc-player.bmp&ua=msie&software=VLC Media Player&origen=mbsi&key=69644&url_download=http://pf.vitplatform.com/crawled_soft

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