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taplika_soft_partner.exe

Astro Network (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 taplika_soft_partner.exe by Astro Network (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:
Astro Network (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ce188b3ce682096884304b4ab09dab86

SHA-1:
ae7ec737ab5d6b6059d59649ae781b51703ddd7a

SHA-256:
ac2bb8da79fd14179d7783e922393a04e032c04a7155574b8e1ea928e58006d6

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:
11/23/2024 2:48:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.12.10.16

File size:
91.5 KB (93,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\taplika_soft_partner.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Astro Network (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/3/2014 5:45:40 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 5:45:40 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11218A773E9DB57322B93ED4AD64BBEF92D6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x155D0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 80, 55, 41, 00, E8, 24, F4, FE, FF, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, 16, D3, FE, FF, 83, F8, 64, 0F, 85, DC, 00, 00, 00, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 23, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 20, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 31, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 51, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 12...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
82 KB (83,968 bytes)

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