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spotify.exe

Web Internet

Silver Setup (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 spotify.exe, “Web Internet Setup ” by Silver Setup (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.

File name:

spotify.exe

Publisher:

Installer (signed by Silver Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Web Internet

Description:

Web Internet Setup

Version:

2.6.3.1

MD5:

ac693364ed555e8a7b254eaff624b838

SHA-1:

daeb7ab0965cab7dba4462278a025c7544c1a8fd

SHA-256:

f1b7691abfca43189efb4311f9cc4d42c28d199f43359418348fe4334d2f1fe7

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:

11/28/2024 3:56:03 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)

16.10.9.19

File size:

958.7 KB (981,744 bytes)

Product version:

5.6.0

Program Application

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\spotify.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Silver Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 2:13:58 PM

Valid to:

7/24/2016 4:33:54 PM

Subject:

CN=Silver Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Silver Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

112140334915ED026A82D6160FD4F0BAD4D4

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):

24576:4lb4OYNoBU0BYkZRDPCRx64rZ8NuQa2Fie+IfcY:41hNS0VZdaBqc23+H

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)

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