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the-sims-4.exe

Fidel

Quality Connector (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 the-sims-4.exe, “Fidel Setup ” by Quality Connector (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:

the-sims-4.exe

Publisher:

Fom (signed by Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Fidel

Description:

Fidel Setup

Version:

3.5.5.7

MD5:

e233567c2caab009cc37f678244cf783

SHA-1:

7b3735f5c0c378d6187d2e2b586e87def12c1ad8

SHA-256:

45562ba17836c06199a2bbd76711af62103984c8b5daa74c5025742dc8eb530b

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:

12/25/2024 5:26:34 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.2.21.10

File size:

1 MB (1,079,696 bytes)

Product version:

4.0.6

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\the-sims-4.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/17/2015 5:27:52 AM

Valid to:

6/24/2016 10:55:45 AM

Subject:

CN=Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11214B6ECCA6831B1EFBB5A21FAA03C0835A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:vm1psMxzdLkmgJ/+XlZZfqsq9GolGzy7J2jGZ1QURsT8BGIOVR/K17ZvphSWUDVs:vm1yQFnU+1Pqr9Gv+AU1tswUjHyH/XIq

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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Entropy:

7.8646

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file the-sims-4.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://tmpfile1752.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/870187/.../the-sims-4.exe

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