bnkstubsetup.exe

Premium Scale (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 bnkstubsetup.exe by Premium Scale (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Premium Scale (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2ba7092bd0ac11cf484ed1a0b2829aad

SHA-1:
20f6b061a835b08f25613de11a873e9609eb8741

SHA-256:
f2173dccf522411e9174b638587f9173330725f9ab6ce5f4ab26550dee31283d

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.

Analysis date:
5/22/2024 1:32:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.12.9

File size:
434.4 KB (444,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\bnkstubsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/10/2015 3:39:14 PM

Valid to:
2/11/2016 3:39:14 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11215DCDCC1C0268A28A50B9D684256BFC2F

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x5E25C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, C4, E0, 45, 00, E8, 58, 8B, FA, FF, E8, 83, 47, FA, FF, 83, F8, 77, 0F, 85, D8, 00, 00, 00, E0, 43, 01, 00, 9C, 8B, 20, 00, D6, 88, 20, 00, 84, 22, 0B, 00, B9, C7, 2F, 00, 44, 18, 7D, 00, F4, 85, E3, 04, 64, BC, 2C, 00, 2C, F1, 02, 00, E0, 43, 01, 00, 9C, 8B, 20, 00, D6, 88, 20, 00, 84, 22, 0B, 00, B9, C7, 2F, 00, 44, 18, 7D, 00, F4, 85, E3, 04, 64, BC, 2C, 00, 2C, F1, 02, 00, E0, 43, 01, 00, 9C, 8B, 20, 00, D6, 88, 20, 00, 84, 22, 0B, 00, B9, C7, 2F, 00, 44, 18, 7D, 00, F4, 85...
 
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Entropy:
6.6199

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
378 KB (387,072 bytes)

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