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MaxPlatform (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 abc kid geniusinstaller.exe, “Internet Setup ” by MaxPlatform (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:
App Installer Generic   (signed by MaxPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
5.5.4.6

MD5:
66386d1e19d0a59abbc9f7da420b0b24

SHA-1:
b6625a46898b760b49bc96d57295210c5830a74e

SHA-256:
8ec2e32881660bc6e3ea4b305e0e8643263bb6a81b37353742d4f68b62a274de

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:
5/9/2024 8:23:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.8.2.10

File size:
670.5 KB (686,600 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
Web Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\abc kid geniusinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MaxPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/27/2015 7:42:25 PM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 7:42:25 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121507E6BDD0438A3C158F873DCAA10634D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CI9oaXyjnlsF5PCLqsvNSf93sE6PWRGvu7r2Dnl2Iz0hF2BeQ82VbGQ:CI9oaYnlmCjv03sEDS2El2e0hF2BpBwQ

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8917

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file abc kid geniusinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.menacdndownloadfiles.com/c?x=pNuCIj54q5x5m3axXYhUSohDceBPdNwEm4epn5eRFcw=&c=J7S Vxmcg2vXHP7tH67peWa2KgQQR5CsqQlkCN53jNL70jrmWUZC55QNCoxs4jgftg/Co3miaLU6ELb8 3dmwZY8WNGkqQgOE5AZYfiK6KodIXLx/TPvJjzk3Z8b0oVR&fallback_url=http://kidgen.net/.../1kidgen.zip&downloadAs=ABC Kid GeniusInstaller.exe

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