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utorrent.exe

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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.exe, “Internet 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:
Web Application   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
96d7828b9e8192e46b911614519896e0

SHA-1:
c8676dcd7adaf807f0b4ad6a07d534160ea64624

SHA-256:
7153ffa5fe724019da3a411099a6ff79c47362b76c2e646fc749dbe1d20fbd7f

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:
11/5/2024 2:32:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.1.19

File size:
955.9 KB (978,832 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.7

Copyright:
Program web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\utorrent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

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:MHl0J+JinXu+fy6jFXsxRbvUyRzkDeQI+AMuuJVnsWbY:MFq+JWrjFIU+oDi+AwzbY

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 8 URLs.

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=7ghJoInvPwAXdQ8gxBNMPMlJZwDJnUr4yl3HxY5EyjM=&c=nuSlG8E2OA8X2pOpicWTDWaWUGhmE32QGbu/.../8q2qyim4B&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x=W/us/bCfLa/eRbYeYZnCSI5uHoVdWo/.../CmMOwXicj1Z3DLmZeTiFd12vvmUwgB6kYJ0au6QlotAuqIOyfzsdDrO5CBqt28lcZjOla6kuED0zFTlEyKfSTidZEwxoq2&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.hostsendpackage.com/.../dEIR1gQzOHhMFdCQAUQ1bpPZHwUjm9RZpm1H76pUSy JlLeDXc8sVA05OgjKOq7Gz2rqIuGwBteBSGTX3oTK8HthrOKFfLzzlyhVhqP9bOL8si6S UnrdelcleP&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.hostsendpackage.com/c?x=aIJSn71jRlaSWLsxaa99awv5bUxgtJk7s6AosFHHjj4=&c=Jz/054MbqoC1HQ26W/JNG/eiTj9cgR/.../HGd&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=DFqYQXS73ho/YpSoGivsvUBK1 WVpIW0iF5nDoY5/Hg=&c=4/GqjkSzbAaPCbwhBLxaedvPWtUCyx1hsaM2651xF/PNnXm WPgtFaWB9aeTV7vdhv0 X/.../R86fpGDCjVbJXqXLpjtSmm2MMG9t&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x=GJ92BZWTF3T II86ECapG98Q6t0P/.../1HkqHFuQ5Hcy8atSq7E9NKGZlPA0j8C7GkBQYhbXOLH1wgb4WSYJBL&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x= BRVdo8z4e67ga5ykcVgaGKKDD8WT5BwFzuwzqBLrEA=&c=s38MB19LEEWlNZOUHqrIkSLUhhxsLvP0WsdzH6qC0LdIjEpnJgWZGa55fV1D056 cHAif8HdfXEfS/.../dh2LtQlpaAZLrVd0xvpLK7Q8&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

http://www.hostsendpackage.com/c?x=rnUY7YjeF9ZoFp0dAiEuJnEZEjUnKeeHKZFlbAZB0pc=&c=BhLGD4zPrNicqLhXbNqtIs1jswabrZnMihm4my ZCN5a2dG7LVChnT4qwes8mFvuqx4wKDcld7AdKKjQraD9QWsZAJleRhJ4hF2XVzE6cqubWLlRTuRU2uggYaz4eHtq&downloadAs=uTorrent.exe

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