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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:
f18168b1ed01cf44a2c6f6fa852db286

SHA-1:
cd9e1d3a5c01e1b3c58f0a214ddbf60c06e17dac

SHA-256:
96e32ef7b08424d4a8660ef7035ba7cad714dda6a0c1c1dfee794ea66bd51841

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 2:29:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.11.26.18

File size:
166.9 KB (170,936 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):
3072:Od7JXJ2i5cchbUMcFLULAuEgrrAIFATFAZl6a8Yl/5MjQx:Or5xYdgNFATFAH6cl2cx

Entry address:
0x22880

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 04, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, B8, 20, 28, 42, 00, E8, 16, 22, FE, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FB, 29, 42, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 3F, FE, FD, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, DF, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 4D, EC, BA, 13, 00, 00, 00, B0, 68, E8, 74, 18, FE, FF, 83, 7D, EC, 00, 0F, 84, C6, 00, 00, 00, DB, 2D, 08, 2A, 42, 00, E8, 37, FF, FD, FF, D8, 1D, 14, 2A, 42, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 74, 16, DB, 2D, 18, 2A, 42, 00, E8, F9, FE, FD, FF, D8, 1D, 24, 2A, 42, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 75, 1E, 8D, 4D, E8, BA, 0C, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
135 KB (138,240 bytes)

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