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Criteria 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, “Application Installer Setup ” by Criteria 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:
Installer   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

MD5:
498d26022408d0ee5fa2aec8704f462b

SHA-1:
f2e42d11e71b1c318d27cc68d18abdbd6b0ae84b

SHA-256:
6807f5f0c5dde822d22cf53d5346b00b1ea2621c3adc83c73c484df573eda229

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:
11/5/2024 7:26:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.25.3

File size:
969.4 KB (992,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.7

Copyright:
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:
Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 3:21:34 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 4:39:55 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

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:uN7LKXirSl5g5MYuHz9GNh6zCaWM4UEIBtot+k2G:uR2XirSXXYuT9GrMDE6Rk2G

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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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 5 URLs.

http://www.filestomes.com/c?x=VXDXVyjewwPPfqRxmf8BBMzQkPC1S/OZQAgoVe4aLdE=&c=W1DhcZFqrd AxKkOND/.../p7UFAVsFMSbrEAewfrKMi7jNFI7WXGq2mSdcao9hdQ5J0ztlY2STPNRwUK19G32OzwicAak3RuRpjzLTyZG8u3xkpNgTnFNH&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.filestomes.com/c?x=h0kXdmnyvDUR zIsFG8A1H/S73gthW692YnkEJdCLdw=&c=yAcwAu4YFvi8qXEc5vfo1IseMzA2pZ3utAVo/Y1C03ANvJfCdWkIE7sxbz/.../3RUq1JPksTjvYBPZMO6DVmIxyhmlaD6Ug kiScrgzSGbNb9q5&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.tourworldmeta.com/c?x=dSajAToX5d84aTR9JixBnJB ZNSxXCgqED9jolTw4Yo=&c=zgcRjxOvUPDFDISF7vyM72donQu8QLjWxKoUZakC50IcnICpdYlA G5KbBSRRvGmxmtqWc/.../UUysa2atwEL5Bg2aUhoibmQoSoIrYWIG&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.tourworldmeta.com/c?x=O9EAcYVSU5 tldOxap1c8BS1s4m4UN8Drh/5ilSvjyY=&c=diJF4VA UxzWuobRL zBMvY1P/jx9MmsDLTqrPcqNrRo2RQBvPE5NfNllrG4bTOa8gXEhXbUWDjKIdvNG21KOQB4s85rph Bg/.../KY7rm5JZ6B5iRyHXLUnlWx&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.nowappclear.com/.../UAzc SJfM7C0xff8l C1kTgA6rQq NWNMFA1E8=&c=UDg3j0ySeNbB8pqoLV59BznMwB3pjRJW tsnkliJjpcNuyiAPXX9IOfJyYoVjV7L0Au13G0Y5MUwdIKUFnncbG5NJMNkSE4ih64X53fCLiK Q9z6vsQVsuGSn7P6bZMC&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

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