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PlatformMax (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 openoffice.exe, “Soft Setup ” by PlatformMax (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Apache OpenOffice but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Web software   (signed by PlatformMax (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Soft

Description:
Soft Setup

Version:
2.4.4.1

MD5:
2b219818773f38bcaabac08693f7c3e1

SHA-1:
d130f94e8bbfea0269059f606bb38f6dbc28809a

SHA-256:
5f086f861a558afad50a8cf8d9a5835a2501c4beadb03944427a6b188d9d38b9

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:
11/6/2024 4:47:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.6.8

File size:
678.6 KB (694,880 bytes)

Product version:
4.8

Copyright:
Program app

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PlatformMax (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/27/2015 6:52:51 PM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 6:52:51 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11219ED90C889457EDC655A4858AD805D448

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):
12288:jbc3GKcoI7yGAxZvzXm5dcxSfTB3/xD4F3kOXQCXLDpLkjchggtz3baBC4LL9u:jbc3vc1iWsxSZ/lEkeXLDpIjcSgpbaM7

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 openoffice.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.filequickdownloadnowfiles.com/c?x=7WnPO54cNXyAQP18sUbQAA8aaHQxJSIaZJKAXCcq n8=&c=SYpGuHKUIxkhe8ljmimpc9Xo70xN9kSONfbhSS2sDTFd1vQUcmruDwRmCCvfouOoS/3HfikCPJ1 jp5eorM2sfUTcyYD5Feyr9L RVAPhSIaUF70x8KtQ8x5B9YbiJ5S&fallback_url=http://downloadian.com/softwares/.../OpenFFC4.0.exe&downloadAs=openoffice.exe

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