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paint-the-town-red.exe

Lap

SetupSpeedy (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 paint-the-town-red.exe, “Lap Setup ” by SetupSpeedy (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:
Felamahade   (signed by SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Lap

Description:
Lap Setup

MD5:
bf786c8e41a98091382830e14cc8759a

SHA-1:
0da189e1bfc73fb4c9c840d1910bd90ffcdb5332

SHA-256:
c466e6b52a6f5ea1ddbb86ae4eb4496eda93eb3c907a0716ecfa2865a6c05159

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 10:12:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.25.12

File size:
1 MB (1,082,968 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\paint-the-town-red.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SetupSpeedy (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 4:09:36 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2016 6:12:50 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121EF8B655959B1CFE34F05FAFC8D598305

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:pjyGQFjd7TZfnGihSnz8iY+gQaj4AeM7sicZdiO3O1:peDFxZfnvAz8J94M7+Pil

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 paint-the-town-red.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.presethostingstock.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

http://www.presethostingstock.com/c?x=tTF3hsRCDomKHRe4X3RWiVGAGvsBd2QNLW Bj6uXpxI=&c=hGlVFNDGyfoIbrWgu 2j7oXcNx772Kh515Yp2GNkYOYlFckrrwnL/8Ac tfhH81wAJ8IoFEH9oNOCZ8NHXIGPgU1Eu7pntZ52pvZkJ1zOuVZF6BgXoWFPQ7CBTihbdO&fallback_url=https://secure.inndl.com/.../steam.exe

http://www.presethostingstock.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