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x_ray_installer.exe

Download Free (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 x_ray_installer.exe by Download Free (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.minecraftprojects.net.
Publisher:
Download Free (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2f39f30557fdd4800b4a37c4bfd00c75

SHA-1:
df74a8070d2cdded430a7511ab419be85590beec

SHA-256:
78018ab5636026ff58068c50ba354b0d7b2ffe926170a4c17468b300ff7a015b

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
11/24/2024 12:53:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.360
7.11.196.234

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3175

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20423

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.19
9.0.1.068

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TS (variant)
9.10907

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
3/9/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14395

McAfee
Artemis!2F39F30557FD
5600.6831

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.ironSource
15.3.9.13

Sophos
InstallCore ToDownload
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1204
7.2.68

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
35916

File size:
838.3 KB (858,376 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\x_ray_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Free (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/29/2014 5:03:26 PM

Valid to:
10/30/2015 5:03:26 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11218C152083F983B542EF0AC7E14586B4DE

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):
12288:25vpT2sHCPi3WemcGSS5PRRDZtnTlBmPQ1CQeZG10rAJwIV8fGwcsBXyRIYCFSvb:25v/i5eKSStR1lFCJzHBiRIOvBCc

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 x_ray_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.minecraftprojects.net/x_ray_installer.exe

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