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simmanager.exe

Application Installer

Top distribution (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 simmanager.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by Top distribution (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:
Top distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

MD5:
7b6639ee704c8395e50324f5631db2d0

SHA-1:
b7223ba14539da0168659048ee49cd697142ced7

SHA-256:
b11dafec1ac27a1bc59e98c43071425b57e39ff5a703315f5485fa9606a846c5

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:
1/3/2025 9:21:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.10.3.17

File size:
690.3 KB (706,896 bytes)

Product version:
5.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\simmanager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Top distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/14/2014 1:29:21 PM

Valid to:
11/15/2015 1:29:21 PM

Subject:
CN=Top distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Top distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121F3BAE178FA96A3D585E977C6372484D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cYEBpe/aLgDLgH3oSNwazRE24/7EG6UfEtnh3/+TWbxiDC2wM/1Kfpm1gTH9KGtV:cxBEi0DLo3oSpRE2q7b6uCkT4xiPztBp

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file simmanager.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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