» mediaplayer_update.exe
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mediaplayer_update.exe

Smooth 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 mediaplayer_update.exe by Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 17 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.onlinecheckweb.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.) (signed and verified)

MD5:

d08a6df64e72c28c320635b1179890dc

SHA-1:

66e56b3e8b16522d80cd3061b7868ef18e6f968b

SHA-256:

31495b655aac6f82344b253940d23c39859fd18cb9df8f38e0bd9a7f7f4901da

Scanner detections:

17 / 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:

1/12/2025 5:18:04 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.338

7.11.196.218

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-150414

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3226

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK

20417

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.31

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.SO potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.AK.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Application.Heur.Py9@kOHyHVoi

11.2015-17-01_7

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI

15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.188.14484

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.FriedCookie

v2015.01.17.10

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.InstallCore.dlzdza

0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.InstallCore

15.4.14.13

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.09

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.GFNWHJC

37.0.11352

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

35418

File size:

809 KB (828,440 bytes)

Product version:

1.5

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

11/4/2014 9:23:32 AM

Valid to:

11/5/2015 9:23:32 AM

Subject:

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

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11216AEFFE75C22F406A86FDA13B56000C6A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:a5FfGqdi5cwBVvwEX9cJzWRLdWhffJp7r5r1X:abug4N9OWRLdWhfL7r9R

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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Entropy:

7.6538

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://secure.onlinecheckweb.com/dl.php?conversion_id=14212567640022&site_id=1486&app_id=96&lp_id=706&v=icrs&stub_id=63&v_id=f1f38c6acfbce77587c28cf9c3ae4496&dist_id=637&channel=jovmpca&cid=adk2_oq4u458t63stZrGbBADUw8gBZsswqyK8aW69ELZXQqRt3vWGy1ZC2EB6cHVZmQhlbnccriOqbseve2oHNQNnrkVewboqTq1qOmtVqbou3i6BHCcMTyfwRuo_i9NBH0hjUD5DYHU1LPABGlkNT0NRn0-UOvS4DmcU1PaKYfgm2NmRS5BVue6Zzd4jZiNS-gKsbASxb9f23dIu3Z1t6uDpjhCBGV6kb-3bov7-n215WCgJrq_sCfWY0j_Myl0ihTYmUYuQDNtOCCUDkM2NHK-Js99Bm7FAQRvyTGPIertXXvo5plG-mfJoMzTOxGLiREH066IdVqxdkdK87MdPzqFhRO0QUfbq76ExCcXAkyScvpclhFCBl8njG2W-d7KKvbuu9YqKaHFrVuPOj1YbH1rDRkaPV6Pxn-6k7XEv4MLoIBh55lJUeykOB9EC9dFWG9RrkcMU2dyMAG1f&sid=45611040

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