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curse-client.exe

Internet Application

Prompt delivery (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 curse-client.exe, “Internet Application Setup ” by Prompt delivery (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:
Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Application

Description:
Internet Application Setup

MD5:
7632bc4764c557daaeb325abece81c01

SHA-1:
a4582b20c57f6690a99f69c9004f27fff197cf82

SHA-256:
897e24913ef6266b3c3db1f6185d0f02086285fc743049c3472f5a070679886c

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:
4/19/2024 5:25:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.3.13

File size:
781.3 KB (800,056 bytes)

Product version:
4.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\curse-client.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/8/2014 4:51:14 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 4:51:14 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121DEC8DBF447D01C4470428CEE05E363B5

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):
24576:f9aP3WRQ5voQVInoCD4hPZAPr5CGez8wrFmpJk:fYPm/IIo+4ghez8wrEa

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8690

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file curse-client.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/download.php?os=&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi83NjAwMC83NjY4Ny9jdXJzZS1jbGllbnQtOS5qcGc=&desc=V29XIGFuZCBXYXJoYW1tZXIgYWRkLW9uIG1hbmFnZXI=&name=Curse Client&domain=curse-client&ss=&lang=en_US&url=aHR0cDovL2N1cnNlLWNsaWVudC5lbi5zb2Z0b25pYy5jb20=&version=1512142&ins=ssnet&utm_source=bing

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