utorrent-portable-3-4-3-build-40208-32-bits.exe

Application

PremiumBeam (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-portable-3-4-3-build-40208-32-bits.exe, “Application Setup ” by PremiumBeam (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:
Web Application   (signed by PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
4.4.1.2

MD5:
77f5ae3e1620bf96a437db4157eefb50

SHA-1:
f1f26f92706094c2147b08aaf8a4c44d6573fc5e

SHA-256:
e81582c5981d5d0751ad6f787d04bd30c293c00f64865fd92391d6546a2d8d53

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:
11/28/2024 11:46:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.8.4.5

File size:
676.7 KB (692,960 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\utorrent-portable-3-4-3-build-40208-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/10/2015 1:22:16 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 1:22:16 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121983BE5F5063DA10DDB752DCCAAAB2F85

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vmAp2niFrpGNiqSWY6HTNlW32uSShZ3SKpo2o7SXNyT4pMEf4n+iDTpRfoKkI7HY:vmAYopGNwWPHTNFuXh4zWXN8YMQn5S9K

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file utorrent-portable-3-4-3-build-40208-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://cdn.dashappsstuff.com/c?x=c5GRXQtE84YKv5KYY3HUCryORaMtMTeBeniFuK/YReY=&c=bv3c01u8YxUdF4/JRgiZllQMNMSeHrbv1LpfvHEBuxSHVYaptrb xeq8gEpoP3ULS7VMTlnCKZZ7tIYO6FI/0Q==&fallback_url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/.../uTorrentPortable_3.4.3.40208_online.paf.exe