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adobe-reader-xi-21590-dp.exe

Internet installer

Silver Funnel (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 adobe-reader-xi-21590-dp.exe, “Internet installer Setup ” by Silver Funnel (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Adobe's free Reader but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
web   (signed by Silver Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Internet installer

Description:
Internet installer Setup

MD5:
fa10c563e5a511539dff027fe62192b1

SHA-1:
91ed0d62d7e088822e1d80ad6c9e7ee8bd5f04e3

SHA-256:
7faf33367d9fca0f631ef9b5bd66805434e2b59bd4919ba2686e2fc099ea9d0b

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:
11/28/2025 4:53:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.21.18

File size:
937.9 KB (960,376 bytes)

Product version:
5.2.2

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}\adobe-reader-xi-21590-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Silver Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:17:56 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 4:47:20 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11214F90F30D8F3A02C713DD4BAB177EC14C

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:hfjDyyeuyGvEY2v0mTWVrxhCcRNfTJJGavkLKobwQDj7:hLNvF+00W1HRTJJobj

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 adobe-reader-xi-21590-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.centralbulksafe.com/c?x=6uZeOBvtdekH3 3W9ypzxErBvI3hcOhNpwTrYLzea8Y=&c=UHCD4ohWilE4fJ8sgYRun1TfBC4HFgW7Oiw 42 i5OT2haGQgwIocIQtj68gAlEcdbIlOTaoARMtm5HZ5Vsxn eQdwCMosgCqaKgE6pT3fi7ufuF1du5XxzVT1Qr4IYU&fallback_url=http://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/.../AdbeRdr11000_pl_PL.exe&downloadAs=Adobe-Reader-XI-21590-dp.exe

http://www.clearfactoryclean.com/c?x=7mDViVEb1bU4F4zuxxzVnL9sPpHdiUgo8NaxmCqMCLk=&c=JzX9Bd8cYNBd88oolCrHF2nvd2Yv hOnhiubOLFFwXe LyxREPp6RtEBa25i1TSjwUjjvWM6ro9blnzqk/d7cuKStJ2UaqVIqxTQLLc9WgcLmkos56HqBZw6J8oWz6bL&fallback_url=http://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/.../AdbeRdr11000_pl_PL.exe&downloadAs=Adobe-Reader-XI-21590-dp.exe

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