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Lite

Platform Beta (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 setup.exe, “Lite Setup ” by Platform Beta (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:
Platform Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lite

Description:
Lite Setup

MD5:
a5edd1351917a80c0baf9935143115af

SHA-1:
015ea8e632c0f097eb22bca82ab44067c9e77a21

SHA-256:
72408e489e3791a709610f9590d058abd5db0915e973691e708f7191afcd1d33

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:
11/27/2024 2:37:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.7.18

File size:
1004.1 KB (1,028,224 bytes)

Product version:
4.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Platform Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:41:12 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 5:55:56 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121C446C50C8915C47DFD619121C2806B7E

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):
24576:jLZgzMvgNRYXfeu50H4y1lLu4QlYiDwEFP2Sh8:jtFPr50H4gRuxlYOf2Sm

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 setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.byteapplicationvaults.com/c?x=TvA4sEZuECYueCYPVwt3KWs7eXLHZTdDMcKUlmvcK A=&c=2nrGvShw7DLEc87H4v7xdjWUdnzp11D62FsSNqoE8jMt/xEwXNAzveVSgo2xrWlRmjSkbL16ktVJ C4WhgKtFTdpEsakgO n6PZalAIv9V/4A0rTx9DLCXIs3fKYBd3d&downloadAs=pobierz_Utorrent_32-64-bit_wersja_stabilna_V3.4.5.exe&fallback_url=http://.../

http://download.ap.bittorrent.com/track/beta/endpoint/utorrent/.../windows

http://www.byteapplicationvaults.com/c?x=RzCPlt8iaBFdEE18OUgnCrr7TDIFko5HymE7eGjX7gc=&c=LPzx1W8cwWtpNUnt6WXtK4kYDPyxNXAVf4/YV5ACN2AzNN9XrhEWZqyFVIsR5sVgotravU1bKqMQNWqBospga38d7AJcG8FqslyzDZGpt7oyhjkwIv2c770cGGiMEhkU&downloadAs=pobierz_Utorrent_32-64-bit_wersja_stabilna_V3.4.5.exe&fallback_url=http://.../

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