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InstallFlash (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.exe, “Nobotares Setup ” by InstallFlash (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:
Tok   (signed by InstallFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Nobotares

Description:
Nobotares Setup

MD5:
f2945d1766983431b6089c5bdf265487

SHA-1:
154273dc5b06a73a9a3cddc7a3f2753819469cc2

SHA-256:
dfe30f960842dc5c0d912509a2ae033d84b2c90b71afb71d810123eefad5faf3

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:
11/1/2024 4:30:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.7.22

File size:
1016.7 KB (1,041,128 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\utorrent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 2:18:16 PM

Valid to:
6/2/2016 5:24:43 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121ACE394F39EFB26D753579A412465CB79

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:yl1WWYyrac0cQ7ARnDV+4RBw+RftOqCbTtC1xcyBN:ybfu97ARXRnCbwLcI

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.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.downloadsbestbundles.com/c?x=ZVA0BvYekzw2sLLVTNIB2Jpg8pSxKRzXTe0tJFYgTys=&c=qDxQdFoIILiv1XJUP0aDwrQhZIDhuoAC/.../4FsI3Mq8GjtFg1Mvt&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.downloadsbestbundles.com/.../Qs0gtyLF8 X15013x1B1Izgb3BddrFanDC&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.downloadsbestbundles.com/c?x=jCBFENa12w5KWZLiw5u HgJ5RIkiaGCtUQBXv53bmy0=&c=gPlm0zdMfpC9Eg5nZjABIE44/.../AKDYFbw3TJWbU2jvU reUGPiszkKmld3yBFzuaKcGiuuL7aH1Klhfb2dN3dRHG8g61Dyuu2XHONNrb&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.bundlesbitsshare.com/c?x=MDabbXO07aCzA/DtbpUK0uZNuHUnxxxRCE7PmyJO fA=&c=RgbxRdx9Pt6E/ NwfetDFsebSclbcmBq4 EE9G9jFqUdtBeYpcxZL43mCpmZ/.../k6KzvLqUGKia7gBlXlxCwgy9DXJekjVN3m3QcLsUTf&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.bundlesbitsshare.com/c?x=88npoI7NvCdbhtHFTaIH1cSAlPx8c18sJ6hMiVTmsaI=&c=YhBdM XLWSEP9nVNECvJdfyiIbVoyPhKWOyB6jVfgFO8pec6Cqmxbd7fZTYoUQh8HPC8Iy5Wdwwr5DvKVLRMeH nG30Pp6Jxssrs9BZEYZo1QVrV6jq Sp3Xnd0JFNzC&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

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