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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.exe, “App Setup ” by Setup Quality (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Apple's iTunes but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
App

Description:
App Setup

Version:
3.2.2.6

MD5:
bfc482efd93dc57fa168d6264b5ee504

SHA-1:
dd2f79e5d2590d648a2abc17aa79a9e5d4a13bf4

SHA-256:
f5616ae91544c5dce38bd615b9b1a8b6ce128d7b82bef6f9ba8789ca618ff283

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/29/2024 5:38:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.15.10

File size:
958.9 KB (981,864 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.4

Copyright:
Software Installer Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\itunes.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:n5alQV3wDKPpTWC02RgPiFUc2Dp/Uw576C7o/xE:nI0wDK5LRgPiFUc+JvR7Oq

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file itunes.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.presentdownloadcontent.com/.../mhaWei332v1OKMLI3MJSN3piForIl9KymRo97bauXJQsUhGTfNpqpCnvlPV2mvnCOz41VSbnp87 iIikqypwlZsrLaxVsm Rf9OiIy3ycY8Oudg&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.presentdownloadcontent.com/c?x=OCa3vAnykgNyZ29t2jQ5q3PLhm5H9acw/WbnqqaiAXA=&c=4K7fI4TiAfDFMqmZWcQq5RLFtV7GgD4HdaDcZ8mh2pkCBIKhSwGLN6hjhKXZVMBFHBYq2qtf0BPA3Aheff4iMZRDOlZ5M4k/.../8wc8nqtBVfX0E5SWihfQTTUSnfRjFy&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.downloadhostbundles.com/c?x=dCrFO8fJ38ep4pYmOhkzvyoeQZzRKWraZFxr1wCx6ZU=&c=3xp6kLaBRrOxpWBbNfYqTF3JCkyRxqMTfL pangenygAKgcnvLx9fWgngK3207cNxzh fiwqPc/.../RcD1GeYQOSyVSVGyQ19QMBqfnBwaiYHl4E4jAtk6RkIl9Y0iHU&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

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