» adobe_flash_setup.exe
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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Astro Network (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 Network (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 14 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Astro Network (Fried Cookie Ltd.) (signed and verified)

MD5:

f173f82d1b1b15e25a41213fb0b3ff26

SHA-1:

74e18b25a1a1a1fa1ccfd2f2a677004915247c87

SHA-256:

2ff3f8374729e853f80175b8f172292a30ed5ac4f4f3258b3899ad1843645914

Scanner detections:

14 / 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:

4/23/2024 11:04:00 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3156

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.DL

21575

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.16

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.RO (variant)

9.10677

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI

15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of adobe_flash_setup(7).exe (Adware)

2015.7.3.8

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.202.15414

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dkmnjj

0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer

15.3.28.20

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4786018

34232

Zillya! Antivirus

Downloader.MaintainSystem.Win32.5

2.0.0.2120

File size:

793.8 KB (812,880 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 Network (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

10/22/2014 8:02:00 AM

Valid to:

10/23/2015 8:02:00 AM

Subject:

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

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121D5280137EC081E84AED06FDD52E337A0

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:dakp6ptkJZKi1RcWjJx4F3Y/IxLXVF/l3bj1jnl2YmV6+RAz97iErH2bKkiFio:daksto70k0VwIlXLZbj1jntmV6bxJy0J

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:

7.8636

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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