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Soft Installer

Media Theory (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, “Soft Installer Setup ” by Media Theory (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. 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:
Software   (signed by Media Theory (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Soft Installer

Description:
Soft Installer Setup

Version:
2.6.5.0

MD5:
9d1fd9696849918ab1a9b7ebac57bff9

SHA-1:
5f067864bad5204286c8c6df4a63a2fddb5a1f4d

SHA-256:
f5b868b46dac5df607d848541c6864084da0fe1a0968c364dd50df12f8fa2821

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Inconclusive  (probably just false positive detections)

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:
11/7/2024 5:34:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2838

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.RO
22462

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.890
9.0.1.040

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
16.2.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2016.02.09.02

File size:
671.6 KB (687,672 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\mypc\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Theory (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/27/2015 5:47:57 PM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 5:47:57 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11218295FFE5374F79955121D1CC9B52AAE0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3e5pocBw3U8RCCuho9t3GR3kyd5m8il95TDK72WParlM2FksFAuB:3e5W3xCVojUkc5m8G/Te72lpFzB

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:
7.8897

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.memorablec.com/down/flash/.../down.php?sid=1377&dv1=ad1374-gb&kw1=ad1374-gb-ln&uuid=47f752c3-7037-4038-4e2e-74820bd63780&dv3=47f752c3-7037-4038-4e2e-74820bd63780

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