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project64_setup.exe

Soft Web Application

Quality Path (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 project64_setup.exe, “Soft Web Application Setup ” by Quality Path (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 Path (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Soft Web Application

Description:
Soft Web Application Setup

MD5:
33551c03a4073cb53c889b40d86fdbe0

SHA-1:
4d997604852eae9b3c60e596fec1ccc4c15c8ce3

SHA-256:
14dab5ce575f188691cdc6b0c41afb2f70bf240df315bf27ebc5772e68f5d23c

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:
11/15/2024 11:30:58 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.12.28.19

File size:
895.8 KB (917,312 bytes)

Product version:
3.4

Copyright:
Software Program

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}\project64_setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 3:53:12 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 8:17:14 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112154D129DA4E1D497857D911B1EAFABF5F

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

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:
7.9357

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file project64_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.appsbulkgrab.com/c?x=CEqaQfcasPrvfNdNbsAp4wYDGUaaMA2ogkdSi/kTKhc=&c=6FrVl4Khw1kwBDWW7RiRMk0FE/afFwk yrAIuVKJV7sNJpP906GQTrQdDhs91Mnye0F3M/vyY12/.../MCaT6qCFscH2nUtDv9DEL98RMqzIWfFY&downloadAs=Project64_Setup.exe

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