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Silver Setup (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 setup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Silver Setup (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 Apple's iTunes but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Silver Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
1.2.3.8

MD5:
198675e433531ef6c14500520c56ccc7

SHA-1:
7ee7f83d952a5330e50292b4b9d7a6af18135c84

SHA-256:
a3c6966482ed0cf231a405683e316cd832b843e81889b1ad80f1520606c2194d

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:
11/2/2024 4:25:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.7.0

File size:
963.4 KB (986,472 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

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}\itunes setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 6:43:58 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 8:03:54 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112140334915ED026A82D6160FD4F0BAD4D4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SevQdNB1+F3tA5IWFJVxYRDRGkvUM0R/JZNs3:SRPB1+dtAJYRDRrvBC/JZw

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:
7.9302

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file itunes setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.repositoryhostinggrab.com/c?x=95qDXeDV7oFd77y5pe9kbJfBb9/ 7Fj664gjUyIUkxY=&c=uGOreCjbnkPIILkdpQIqJVSESS9UvVGotGL0eZE6H ot5/uMQXDCgmFBiVp/.../MC6tmCF1NQHd MeZbDgLgL&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.repositorycurrentflash.com/c?x=b5TzNH1USi33Q0C/gyVVdFItWqmK3 jixHIQWa7Sb2M=&c=/.../ xrISehc1iErahBDN R9jhozNGqj Fo nmUBBFgcNOSNWdaBo6pXSLLiE&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.sharecleanbest.com/c?x=L/5JaEF3 1hY8JPRJgDeANvz nkCJSNctRiPWe6AkJw=&c=LzAKZY/0P9sEC0WBfpXT80fq4JoO3vvbyGBnUjyn2ndScE2gAGT1XANIK1aeM7Utz6DLESclzXZpl5CIppBDJqLHjP/.../ylVg5bHFLQXhNYgvX4Zlxu0PAgV&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.repositorycurrentflash.com/c?x=WaaHGmchMiW90d0etCHkLng3kHusIcQ/.../2e69w7rx8SRCZVrgqHCTPlTXfYSvOdbQ7GkWGai5LurBWFdEDuzxpunAzBcNcZ&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.repositoryhostinggrab.com/c?x=9dceHWGrD8hVdYFzRH8n2YR2Tj/.../ugxsar9Umh5ACo charqZoo40jttB8liXwY6YRggy5HTDnh326zWKvRfOTGCCZzVJ44qQF17PMziYxGPae7VB6avic77dRIohkPFaw2mE5uZElWqzz&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

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