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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:
712c3dd7aa7912566f180442ba306287

SHA-1:
0dd09fc3c6be6f942d3768df5368d892b6d5d90e

SHA-256:
cca4e48b30ef5033a47269ccfa16b43235f5028a52eee0043904608ada80b167

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:
11/2/2024 2:30:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.1.20.20

File size:
533.4 KB (546,232 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 4:48:43 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 4:48:43 PM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x7EB74

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E8, 33, C0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 0C, EB, 47, 00, E8, 64, 58, F8, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 2C, ED, 47, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 4D, 3B, F8, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, 38, 01, 00, 00, DB, 2D, 38, ED, 47, 00, E8, 36, 3C, F8, FF, D8, 1D, 44, ED, 47, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 0F, 84, 1E, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 45, EC, 50, B9, 06, 00, 00, 00, BA, 01, 00, 00, 00, B8, 50, ED, 47, 00, E8, C3, 4D, F8, FF, 8B, 45, EC, BA, 60, ED, 47, 00, E8, AA, 4C, F8, FF, 0F, 84, F3, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 9E, 03, 00, 00, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
504 KB (516,096 bytes)

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