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smadav.exe

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Installer Beta (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 smadav.exe, “Application Setup ” by Installer Beta (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:
Installer Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
3.1.5.4

MD5:
dea18a2226bfa1b9bd858e669a410e9c

SHA-1:
816b7439a05ff73e05cf2ea2ffa94e07de09283a

SHA-256:
6348390c234159db7c22c2760c3eee9731437e8d3f180cbbbf43d1b2b56a5af0

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:
12/27/2024 9:04:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.2.7.6

File size:
911.6 KB (933,528 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\smadav.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 8:49:41 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 10:23:36 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Installer Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121EBF6D97AAB0DD80966227411DE925486

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.bytequickshare.com/c?x=6okGSvDwvgplGh5nLoyyJ5lsNEc5l3/ksLGSdwWW8sI=&c=GMiEamZtLCONoa1TYwb8EHXfWMyMAedvusmS/VYyUZ3SCPeNzeCh 6aRU0rk2/k6ePTBj7H8nrKOCqyUXSE51O4xudNvVwbPk9q6eA1uBD0uJzrN3HYm E05dJfvTbl5&downloadAs=smadav.exe&fallback_url=http://.../smadav92.exe

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