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Alpha Apps (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 lucky_block.exe, “Web Setup ” by Alpha Apps (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. 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:
Minecraft Projects  (signed by Alpha Apps (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_33296

MD5:
ab826343dc196d91c543b5811d5ff399

SHA-1:
18d93347aa86d2c743ae6ae846c9c3b2ab4ad690

SHA-256:
9ebb6b9553e7deeaa0e0c05b4a4dcb08b53736cc180f17dc43ed669f35a43df4

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
11/24/2024 12:52:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.836744
7.11.200.132

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3220

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15123

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.RO
20688

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.39
9.0.1.023

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UQ (variant)
9.11003

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/23/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14617

McAfee
Artemis!AB826343DC19
5600.6876

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ironSource
15.1.23.18

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0110
7.2.23

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
36598

File size:
817.1 KB (836,744 bytes)

Product version:
2.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alpha Apps (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2014 7:17:05 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 7:17:05 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112116F755147494667BE08D39682946E152

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JZJpDfYyJN5S9dawDdP0k0Cziy4dBRqX6CrQYnRTiaLBC9lRyVEu0O:JZJ1nn+awDT4dBS6knR3Lwym0

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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Entropy:
7.8928

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file lucky_block.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.minecraft-downloads.com/.../lucky_block.exe

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