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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Astro Delivery (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_flash_setup.exe by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 8 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 megasoftware.org.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8253b99200236d074c1123f211d8168c

SHA-1:
5992c312811f9390d80c5c30cc0c500bda24eca9

SHA-256:
3f811fe9e81abe2fe7ce6c5cd03865cbbbcd242f6f9b714244392f1292694fee

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
5/22/2024 4:59:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.194.194

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3263

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.187.14319

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AstroDeliveryFriedCookie.R
14.12.12.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35418

File size:
875.1 KB (896,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 1:41:59 PM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 1:41:59 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121A99E73962365DC8A4A1F35AD57C59E60

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:brvEG4LZ5lyK7EOz8upCYdishyZM8AfhEiR1i:bTJYJ8u+GyqNfhtR1i

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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Entropy:
7.7015

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adobe_flash_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://megasoftware.org/download.php?conversion_id=14149921992912&site_id=469&app_id=4&lp_id=527&v=ico&stub_id=18&dist_id=319&channel=mrkfbri&c=1fa463eed21a2c890277dd918b21e2ac&dast=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTImY2lwaWQ9MjAyMjA4MCZjaXNpZD1EQThCNDFBREM4MTI2OTc2MzE3MzU2OTI5MTUmY2lyaWQ9REE4QjQxQURDODEyNjk3NjQxNjY5Nzk3MDMzJnNsaWQ9MCZzdWJpZD01MDAxOTY5MTAzMjAwMDAwMDAmY2l1aWQ9LTg1MzkwNTk5Nzg0NjIzMDM4NjUmc289MiZjcmlkPTI4OTk5OTgmZXhjaWQ9MjImbW10PS0xJm9zaWQ9NTMzJmNudHJ5PTk4JmNpY21wPTQ1MzEzOCZjdTQ9NiZwdWJpZD02Mjg0Ng==

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