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Setup Quality (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 itunes installer.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Setup Quality (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. 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 Apple's iTunes but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
2.0.3.3

MD5:
f3c1d7ec939a0b9117098c83bdf4a811

SHA-1:
219023b302d501c8b94cefd77030015e2f7a6b81

SHA-256:
149d3cb7b99d1a52bc77f51d865b1df73360d6536b6d35d5b7c6d78690f05d2d

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
11/5/2024 6:51:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Ramnit.C
7.11.30.172

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.1527
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ADX.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.31.1

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.23

File size:
960.3 KB (983,368 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.2

Copyright:
Web program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\itunes installer.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 3:23:08 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 4:32:29 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121734671448CB8540659135FEB5A8E8573

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:ImiOa0eOFSiIgFA9q0QgiFg/ORnYhoBXa+R6cPiFjT:IHaexiIRqFgTONYh6KcyV

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 itunes installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.contentbestsend.com/c?x=e9EPV4a1luIxzHVyFPtRtaXKV5hMM0w6HHjwSeBrTJY=&c=vuCCte77jDb1bgQ52IF6BOopn7cj7 1ldokE0195p1F/NRQLCvt3XP5nIcYruxPGfbxh/iG9sS43A8qcR r3MKK pli8UVNqARArmsuViLmoP78TzC/V9g P2/Jw6xwp&downloadAs=iTunes Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

http://www.giftchucklehead.com/c?x=rBVGgP/jvi7Xcx9em0nuuJ30g2oGDS A1ZRDxaCQ4U4=&c=Y4AAPV1h4D8ryJzq7hlXmygeKoO9vDTG9jGTKunf 9PCA/VE4yBm3InxsNtJc914 i0zEEhxsOCbOD/kL5YF8BmROXemuczg6WoAgdsF NUY8F3N5j B hkLe7pnLktr&downloadAs=iTunes Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

http://www.contentbestsend.com/c?x=Y9MTonWyYvZaySRgLXpPTDgYMh8BJbSugm t3fSwOus=&c=YnD tk1g/z5UvqWmkHqNUhfGo/5J/USzrA2bwZEHnYsE/03EU4/6/Bx BC1BsIXO28X2ZWfHLFNOUASggGcJZqmp1 ar54YQF3ypw3wtWbmCMSU7bZN18GOl80oaf8fJ&downloadAs=iTunes Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

http://www.giftchucklehead.com/c?x=7T/cqO6vwzufHDpuHkiP tNeLmeXdNxY32egZBo3MVE=&c=H1co/UBdDR3flUJoSTIoxU AGu80KYfksIvrGc6C24oHTl1d0uCYKsR947k9OPZzpjXTF87vQqfE8Lem0KsU4 H540X2RiG5AyhCICeZH6Cu2GvVNHjZkiKW5ofI7Y9d&downloadAs=iTunes Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

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