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neon.exe

Application Program

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 neon.exe, “Application Program 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:
Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Program

Description:
Application Program Setup

Version:
5.5.1.5

MD5:
d6fc4ef2cb8a8677bf21f700b60842c3

SHA-1:
348a4391db9271c6d3b006bed9304f56be6345ff

SHA-256:
d2d9cc0fba451408c12dfa1cf385c9bf3e5544928852003386165dfe57699534

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 '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:
12/26/2024 1:35:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.22.5

File size:
1.4 MB (1,439,640 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:54:27 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 12:12:52 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:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UA0LL8XseekgxRiYE9nQxH9/bftS2pCZOb2PlWh8sFOvmRhgUM70Owi0aindNz7A:UL0XRm/HP/j+WJKaM1PodBU

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 neon.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.giftcontentpresent.com/c?x=P6uRsTA0w3 uZWWU0viVOCJBw1gAp2UZ8WD9te7OI4k=&c=q6tpx92ubGlts5WwLCVcp2cnrsjT7ExS0FK8fFMs8exfwx9bLtP5xYPJNwT/M1tDEIGGNpk4ED c3h3c2swCTQn4stf0wjNBju5/TL3RAVuD1qiXYpqyLQYBQKRDMXeiAMzQt4r9Jc7qjeyZifIFxx3vzfL9R6rkXdcDMcC1t7Q=&e=0&downloadAs=Neon.zip&fallback_url=http://www.sofontes.com.br/files/.../Neon.zip

http://www.applicationssoftwaremega.com/c?x=I6Xv7e22GFVoitqoBEuBwIyMYj/Ig04g2EWR25H 7i0=&c=T9JlB3W 9I2dTqM80P2t/Wx9vc8JzArwEeTp5oZV90m3fGiGG0l1yHeYJU69r267hXecDAyVZ5KYpVPAntBvhZqwxJ5da 8SRLXKh9PgM12bX22PKx8Hw921bjTW 6XoNgqS3iP75foGHnt/eJwuIAAfY9VPy6qxjgjSu wqdbw=&e=0&downloadAs=Neon.zip&fallback_url=http://www.sofontes.com.br/files/.../Neon.zip

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