lay-the-favorite-hun-4735748.exe

Internet

Quality Funnel (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 lay-the-favorite-hun-4735748.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Quality Funnel (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:
Prog Generic installer   (signed by Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
1.2.5.3

MD5:
738da83661aa5dc419bbb478f5b2a520

SHA-1:
aa21a9eab915faeba08ace046255b97cfa7c86b7

SHA-256:
05b4ec2bbf772cc91512bb45a6b8b0de01d33e00725a90a279294a23eeb084e6

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:
11/15/2024 10:28:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.6.30.23

File size:
975.4 KB (998,768 bytes)

Product version:
4.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\lay-the-favorite-hun-4735748.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 12:54:27 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 5:12:52 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121771FCA92BA51266AB4B001FE1E840DDC

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:siHOh9ET4W/VFvtcwOQHIQ43rVGnb/fbEnR0fW4y:siuh9ET4W/VjzOQHb43rVcbLEs3y

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)

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