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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:
924e30a107c9b236e36d3263f5f1ed80

SHA-1:
9bf472cda4ed44a82cb42d416f52cb22fb6fb950

SHA-256:
a7bd704ae1c070b45fe3b3f905dcf84cdcd9ab6137c17db50fc0777277e8a4bc

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 12:41:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.1.16.8

File size:
1.1 MB (1,140,664 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:
0x111168

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, EC, 33, C0, 89, 45, EC, B8, 00, 11, 51, 00, E8, 73, 32, EF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, B6, 12, 51, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 5C, 15, EF, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, D0, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 4D, EC, BA, 13, 00, 00, 00, B0, 6B, E8, E1, 28, EF, FF, 83, 7D, EC, 00, 0F, 84, B7, 00, 00, 00, DB, 2D, C4, 12, 51, 00, E8, 54, 16, EF, FF, D9, E1, D8, 1D, D0, 12, 51, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 75, 1C, DB, 2D, D4, 12, 51, 00, E8, 3C, 16, EF, FF, D9, E1, D8, 1D, E0, 12, 51, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 0F, 84, 83, 00, 00, 00, DB, 2D, E4...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,115,136 bytes)

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