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downloadacceleratorsetup.exe

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 downloadacceleratorsetup.exe by Fried Cookie has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ultimatedownloadaccelerator.com.
Publisher:
Fried Cookie Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
72318bbe39830e31b63ec71610233b7e

SHA-1:
18474db3909c86722f45ad00d2288bc6c559d4d2

SHA-256:
12bcf0056a129ff2d2471b561dc03f5341fa4d9fb6544b3b240a96e7b206f5d5

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/25/2024 11:01:23 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.159.252

AVG
Adware InstallCore.MZ
2014.0.3986

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18833

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26328
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LQ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Skintrim.1!Generic
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Dropper.99
11.2014-19-12_6

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MultiInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.12.19.09

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallCore.cxkwlc
0.28.0.60698

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FriedCookie.Y
14.7.10.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
31088

File size:
669.6 KB (685,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fried Cookie Ltd

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fried Cookie Ltd, O=Fried Cookie Ltd, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3739B9B5702964D0DD4429F69D6595EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/2/2001 11:24:39 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:c4V2zD07T0xw6WvYIQDWx9lhEzYU2YQTkUq4JdA9ADcAcxKbxdiHE03J:tV2zDeEwzAIP9MzYU2YURdMG7bxb

Entry address:
0x9386

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 90, A2, 40, 00, 68, 06, 95, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, E4, A0, 40, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 1C, DE, 40, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 20, DE, 40, 00, FF, FF, 15, E0, A0, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, 18, DE, 40, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, 18, A1, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, 14, DE, 40, 00, 89, 08, A1, E8, A0, 40, 00, 8B, 00, A3, 24, DE, 40, 00, E8, 10, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, B0, C9, 40, 00, 75, 0C, 68, 02, 95, 40, 00, FF, 15, EC, A0...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
33.5 KB (34,304 bytes)

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

http://www.ultimatedownloadaccelerator.com/default/gb/.../?dl=1

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