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tplistubsetup.exe

Best Standard (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 tplistubsetup.exe by Best Standard (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:
Best Standard (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c74073181a00cac7fa52edfc3a93c229

SHA-1:
00ad24464a3c58e2728743603a30717702e835cd

SHA-256:
c6e5c06dac11e06f55f9ffc4c98a553b3f2b8360e947db3c0c25a370def857e9

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:
1/13/2025 1:38:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.2.24.19

File size:
428.4 KB (438,712 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\tplistubsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Best Standard (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/17/2015 6:35:03 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 6:35:03 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112103B6D3E987D9927E4F3D18651301ED4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x5CA20

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 88, C8, 45, 00, E8, 48, A3, FA, FF, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, 0E, 66, FA, FF, 83, F8, 1D, 75, 46, D2, 0C, 02, 00, AB, E0, 03, 00, 8B, 81, EB, 00, DF, 34, 53, 00, 6F, 85, 02, 00, BC, CB, 74, 00, A1, 24, 18, 05, D2, 0C, 02, 00, AB, E0, 03, 00, 8B, 81, EB, 00, DF, 34, 53, 00, 6F, 85, 02, 00, BC, CB, 74, 00, A1, 24, 18, 05, E8, 78, 5F, FA, FF, 83, F8, 5D, 0F, 84, 1B, 15, 00, 00, 68, B0, DF, 45, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 33, C9, BA, C4, DF, 45, 00, 33, C0, E8, 1E, 95, FF, FF, E8, 51...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
372 KB (380,928 bytes)

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