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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:
a5d44feb6c2c3f99aa92cc7a50af6e58

SHA-1:
c2dad5925177fc7891ed8e6f2bba8e873e669b7b

SHA-256:
51a6c9b7c4227741c1fcc70d74a7cb3a8a31bfb7e9ff41469ee05ff4db02166e

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 2:29:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.2.27.13

File size:
868.9 KB (889,784 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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:P8MPP8MPGoHzrcN08MPrxalb8MPrxal+8MPrx78MPrxV3fM8MPrxaH8MPrxaGa:PTKoHzrY0kxkUFDMkHkGa

Entry address:
0xD0D2C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 04, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, B8, C4, 0C, 4D, 00, E8, 5A, 3D, F3, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 82, 0E, 4D, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 93, 19, F3, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, C3, 00, 00, 00, BA, 98, 0E, 4D, 00, B8, B0, 0E, 4D, 00, E8, 1C, 33, F3, FF, 83, F8, 33, 0F, 84, AB, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 45, EC, 50, B9, 0B, 00, 00, 00, BA, 01, 00, 00, 00, B8, C8, 0E, 4D, 00, E8, 5F, 32, F3, FF, 8B, 45, EC, BA, DC, 0E, 4D, 00, E8, 46, 31, F3, FF, 0F, 84, 80, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 4D, E8, BA, 11, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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