utorrent installer.exe

Application Installer

Criteria Quality (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 utorrent installer.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by Criteria Quality (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   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

MD5:
bc994377a50d67227ae2ff46b0b8cb07

SHA-1:
5d39950da2ab32c74232db16feb289e01d032339

SHA-256:
4402df6d017c9b84f33d765fdd84ce5bf7052bc338abc6f94a32ff1bca5aca28

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:
11/5/2024 7:25:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.26.3

File size:
969.4 KB (992,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.7

Copyright:
Internet

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}\utorrent installer.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 3:21:34 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 4:39:55 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

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):
24576:1N7LKXirSl5g5MYuHz9GNh6zCaWM4UEIBtot+k2G:1R2XirSXXYuT9GrMDE6Rk2G

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file utorrent installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

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