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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 winrar installer.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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as WinRAR archiver but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Web Application   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
e037be8fe624e1048949337a2ee6205a

SHA-1:
968abd29592b8eac6a80e24eff5c5318f5bf2c5b

SHA-256:
56d72a8e67e0f615b11250d5be1639f3477084fd0aa32a8aa11ca68edb10bc89

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 2:25:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.3.11

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)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\winrar installer.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:EHl0J+JinXu+fy6jFXsxRbvUyRzkDeQI+AMuuJVnsWbY:EFq+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 winrar installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.cdnfilesandstorage2.com/c?x=EFuwBM7QR76QUu8P5hUGFx0B/zQZxgZkmxVHtSIXoes=&c=lSq2TLKXtoe8YF54Ieqk tb6ZWF8xhqKbODwGLR5UJo3XJUg/5HqNzWVMqbrXkhaMN0LprEwvxAcMjaIqT6oNp9gTYwUfXVmfaIeP3ePzYWfIER6sXZ/ZiC WHPQSJyO&downloadAs=WinRAR Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

http://www.giftcapitalgrab.com/c?x=fwq1fsp/YbUgEIrm50M/TpPoF6XVVe7n9uW53Qmo/Ao=&c=khU4yTYbGUNp6teyhv3NLswc23Y6zEdRsN890SMzkrUPZhV/L L94MRSg2ENXbwRNvzXnscrSpxX qzh5aNkBpCFNKFwLnQk4jO50QKprPfdf5cme1f4FAyestHxyrAP&downloadAs=WinRAR Installer.exe&fallback_url=http://cdn.darwendlmfilesnow.com

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