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blender.exe

SecuredDownload Downloader

Quality Connector (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 blender.exe by Quality Connector (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:
Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
SecuredDownload Downloader

Version:
1.0.5.52972

MD5:
de627c7225a0a08c9ec596af9a2096c7

SHA-1:
53cce4d6a8a627f495e173cf11766f8f554cafb5

SHA-256:
6a0ff411a73bd5239815d7c770db12f0182d1cafb400da0fcfaca58be86deeb7

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:23:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.8.3

File size:
1.1 MB (1,136,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.52972

Original file name:
ClickOnceSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 5:27:52 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2016 10:55:45 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11214B6ECCA6831B1EFBB5A21FAA03C0835A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/20/2016 3:47:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:r6CGA7lxSauRGVj+jr+SFoXllO70d64/eaAxdaojzroIM:r6V0xSaugVj+sP5Gx1za

Entry address:
0x10D97E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.8568

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1 MB (1,096,192 bytes)

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

https://tmpfile1945.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/73947/.../blender.exe

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