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need-for-speed-most-wanted-32-bits.exe

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Setup Cross (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 need-for-speed-most-wanted-32-bits.exe, “Program Installer Setup ” by Setup Cross (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:
Web Software Prog   (signed by Setup Cross (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Program Installer

Description:
Program Installer Setup

Version:
3.4.3.0

MD5:
7ada4993307a60fbc3162e77bd193f87

SHA-1:
56927e3a1b1c6e0e04986d999b890729c5634d63

SHA-256:
aae97b05d8e059a8100033610d4474b648bf1517cd628f500739db7ba8874bf4

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:
11/30/2024 11:45:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.12.1

File size:
678.7 KB (694,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
Application Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\need-for-speed-most-wanted-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Setup Cross (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/28/2015 12:48:45 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2016 12:48:45 PM

Subject:
CN=Setup Cross (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Setup Cross (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
11214466C5E631D184DFC574AC4167E07F38

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IRxIGFG/f5xC0X96dTDJ3ZLtciqoJB0Y2UjODSpd/oMk+F8qTdgb/5aaCoK:IvI4GPC0Noh3Z5EyeUZwbDAdsBaaCoK

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file need-for-speed-most-wanted-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.wholeapplicationqueue.com/c?x=/et7MEamg3tBuqdEwF7riLKOxivRHMD JUc3WtkAXvg=&c=SEz0DmsX8Ceus3XRiqr4xYbUg9zc0ZQcVJ4sztfm9pX8adKa8dB/MoBsCjEa1P99E1ML03LkrgaPAB1FV1wUJhR3ZotO5GffruCuqwwbFpCObCnZJ/lp2KSWBbhqA7P/&fallback_url=ftp://ftp.4players.de/pub/pc/.../nfsmwdemo.exe&downloadAs=need-for-speed-most-wanted-32-bits.exe

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