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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:
ce1cff06d7f4987cbd04f7f8ef042a2a

SHA-1:
81d954c01d032d39de041a337ec9636d1dcdc752

SHA-256:
8f419c527a43b7b0a290d796c7cd60f3cbc578ab1eceeafa83568427ef5df42e

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:
11/28/2024 12:40:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.1.17.23

File size:
644.4 KB (659,896 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:
0x9C308

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E8, 33, C0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, EC, B8, A0, C2, 49, 00, E8, C0, 80, F6, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 49, C4, 49, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, B9, 63, F6, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, BB, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 23, E8, FC, 7E, F6, FF, 83, C4, 08, D8, 1D, 58, C4, 49, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 0F, 84, A0, 00, 00, 00, DB, 2D, 5C, C4, 49, 00, E8, 87, 64, F6, FF, D8, 1D, 68, C4, 49, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 0F, 84, 86, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 4D, EC, BA, 12, 00, 00, 00, B0, 64, E8, 09, 77, F6, FF, 8B, 45, EC, BA, 74, C4, 49, 00, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
621.5 KB (636,416 bytes)

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