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Premium Funnel (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 download.cpl by Premium Funnel (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:
Premium Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fc5a1cd5d9917987d44487a31c0eaef9

SHA-1:
0ea61f834c0b92dccb483681fa4f34c340112bcf

SHA-256:
ad834c0485c292dfe5b6bfb1f7a436623907bd64f6698a6907b37dd10928f2d3

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 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:
5/16/2024 9:17:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.11.11.4

File size:
1.2 MB (1,296,312 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\download.cpl

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Premium Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/2/2015 2:35:51 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2016 2:35:51 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121646F1987401C6A03888F8D0822777E42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:POPVC/NCrbI1tJvy+veTGtDtj2RPP1PlKrcWOy65qivbfdPrm+F1fLhL1FVfHmw4:5CPkQBdtlKrVOyIbfBLLhBFJHmp

Entry address:
0x17B1E0

Entry point:
80, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 0F, 85, E2, 01, 00, 00, 60, BE, 00, 00, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, 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:
7.7255

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

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,294,336 bytes)

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