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Setup 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 pdanet setup.exe, “App Setup ” by Setup 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.
Publisher:
Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
App

Description:
App Setup

Version:
3.2.2.6

MD5:
f532a969f52ae5b5df0c959e2f442ffc

SHA-1:
70e43ae55e2da75115048e18e06703391ae7e79b

SHA-256:
75bd68e32554f9380f82c2ce2f50d4f460cd1d58b8eede000868564f4cabd631

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/29/2024 5:30:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.5.9.20

File size:
958.9 KB (981,864 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.4

Copyright:
Software Installer Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\pdanet setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 6:23:08 AM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 7:32:29 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121734671448CB8540659135FEB5A8E8573

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:t5alQV3wDKPpTWC02RgPiFUc2Dp/Uw576C7o/xE:tI0wDK5LRgPiFUc+JvR7Oq

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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Entropy:
7.9344

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.presentdownloadcontent.com/c?x=vrlGw0ag Sfp0St/sell3TuRTJniQruNP0JKkTIpSkE=&c=D5tY7NMRRWH8WxjsKnameUxXFKyI8IDOA5mfJ7z51VdSBGqa9GLKTian A SlV fQhIUvq4kNIXHtAMu0YuBc4coe929z8bvx8Br3HTHnefcTNCKQe4Idys4kBj4Aikp&downloadAs=PdaNet Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadfree3.com/landers/.../download.php

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