jdownloader.exe

Application

Prompt delivery (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 jdownloader.exe, “Application Setup ” by Prompt delivery (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.
Publisher:
SecurSoft  (signed by Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_32627

MD5:
cbbee2f17daeb890003aacf058717334

SHA-1:
fb826b137f50a1211ed3bd96cdd9c5369cbb57e4

SHA-256:
ba8fde4238d3155223cef4ff11d77c7d32e77ccfa824c437f5b39714dfe0e502

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/24/2025 8:56:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.11.30.3

File size:
782.3 KB (801,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\jdownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/8/2014 12:51:14 PM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 12:51:14 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121DEC8DBF447D01C4470428CEE05E363B5

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):
12288:uHwaT9ZWBsS5tGsh7GW+LQ9t5jn1ZK3YkUsDJdr2XIqMtNUAo+28PipCYM:uHwe2sS5z76LctCYWjr2XIFr7EE

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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)

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