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advanced excel reportinstaller.cpl

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 file advanced excel reportinstaller.cpl 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:
MaxPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5db523a9726c410d74e4283a7869ade7

SHA-1:
46897b372acfa0c6dd93329c2c157c7ff9e3b4d1

SHA-256:
9bbb65d45e39dc9d9ac0f3df80373f33c5f8b40fdbdfe2776a2bddbfec1b0ef2

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:
5/21/2024 11:51:39 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.2.15.14

File size:
1.2 MB (1,302,960 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\advanced excel reportinstaller.cpl

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MaxPlatform (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/27/2015 9:42:25 AM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 9:42:25 AM

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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x17BB10

Entry point:
80, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 0F, 85, E2, 01, 00, 00, 60, BE, 00, F0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, FC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0D, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.7249

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 - v1.22, 0x

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,298,432 bytes)

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