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adobe_flash_setup.exe

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Max Setup (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, “Generic Setup ” by Max Setup (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 16 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.
Publisher:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

MD5:
f8339aecbe690ae7601b98f3b86d145e

SHA-1:
b4583b07e55dbf045ecc4995f028d16ac6070876

SHA-256:
747c595b87f3413b9b464695d0a6db5c701ae8846a3d3f49064a6912e7e413e4

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 12:07:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.200.132

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3076

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
20698

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.38
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Crossrider.2
11.2015-17-06_4

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.191.14631

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.A
v2015.06.17.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!144C710BC902
5600.6732

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmfoft
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer
15.6.17.9

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36504

File size:
789.5 KB (808,440 bytes)

Product version:
5.0

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:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/10/2014 12:10:53 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 12:10:53 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FC9E1A9C3422431D142D3266A640CC1E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kj2ArOt0BBw58Ws/uRtfmyfWWzDPMnGuNOruG34:kaArOyBarePW8nGVuT

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:
7.8144

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.10.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (54.231.18.105:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-96-231.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.96.231:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-153-163.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.153.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-47-57.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.47.57:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-189-255.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.189.255:80)

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