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paint.net setup.exe

Internet

Criteria Quality (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.net setup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Criteria Quality (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.

File name:

paint.net setup.exe

Publisher:

Web Application (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Internet

Description:

Internet Setup

MD5:

0c722d980f742a8c5bdaed720f200638

SHA-1:

cdad9ac572f6269291242d360c21daf8f4a98a84

SHA-256:

72ab8ed19097316993f12eab84d6d1ae42cb192f645cd011dc89e234e168a710

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:

11/5/2024 2:49:58 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)

16.5.29.17

File size:

955.9 KB (978,832 bytes)

Product version:

5.4.7

Program web

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\paint.net setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 6:21:34 AM

Valid to:

6/29/2016 7:39:55 AM

Subject:

CN=Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

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):

24576:3Hl0J+JinXu+fy6jFXsxRbvUyRzkDeQI+AMuuJVnsWbY:3Fq+JWrjFIU+oDi+AwzbY

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:

7.9298

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file paint.net setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x=fhgfWv6x/IkA7n2ANFtd5foI9BcTdaYYg3VmqO3AuHQ=&c=TsXB CYJDjyImQgzxYuMmBgBVlPWeJYQqqCl20Ksp1KU8avhT1b702auRGEfMqF269Sq62ORLx4dmcGOPn3V/DrbDwjMy//7ytp2q1SMhnSFWYhmCnh80SYskpYn3EWnwrhd5wcbbAMn0oz67RuoFGIFRmk2FJFZ5/HaMXkAF8=&downloadAs=Paint.NET Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../download.php;

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