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setups.exe

Superb Alpha (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 setups.exe by Superb Alpha (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:
Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
41b795d3cdcdfae1181206ab08092fb9

SHA-1:
01c34d08c4f1132ded030e195219f279e2e460e0

SHA-256:
3d74e29fbc0114bce0eb66c5d3cf942f108ef10f1150ccec7da009aaf4b7f94d

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:
11/2/2024 2:31:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.1.16.8

File size:
646.9 KB (662,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\setups.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Superb Alpha (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/22/2015 11:48:43 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 11:48:43 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11211D13567C8A50186B826697C9CC272B08

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9B5A8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, EC, 33, C0, 89, 45, EC, B8, 40, B5, 49, 00, E8, 33, 8E, F6, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FB, B6, 49, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 1C, 71, F6, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, DB, 00, 00, 00, DB, 2D, 08, B7, 49, 00, E8, 15, 72, F6, FF, D8, 1D, 14, B7, 49, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 0F, 84, C1, 00, 00, 00, DB, 2D, 18, B7, 49, 00, E8, 13, 72, F6, FF, E8, 6E, 72, F6, FF, 83, FA, 00, 75, 05, 3D, AB, 02, 00, 00, 0F, 84, A1, 00, 00, 00, DB, 2D, 24, B7, 49, 00, D9, FA, D8, 1D, 30, B7, 49, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 75, 16, DB, 2D, 34...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
618.5 KB (633,344 bytes)

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