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DownloadManagerSetup.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 DownloadManagerSetup.exe by Fried Cookie has been detected as adware by 5 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.extrimdownloadmanager.com.
Publisher:
Fried Cookie Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a1ac51b820e32ada629e9fed05323b63

SHA-1:
3e4b6add74730cb21417bfdbb8930c3a2810ae85

SHA-256:
c8a8526b00c2adac1118a2a6105f877a625c5211309569960088a0e409bd55fa

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:30:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26328
9.0.1.0100

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MB (variant)
8.9647

F-Prot
W32/Skintrim.1!Generic
v6.4.7.1.166

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FriedCookie.U
14.4.10.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
28115

File size:
669.5 KB (685,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fried Cookie Ltd

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/2/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 7:59:59 PM

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 4:24:39 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:k4MqKV8roZbrrbYmLnKW01u9ZMEEpJ+IrYSZSBQC22UX7H0:FMqfsZnYmKt1QMEqkwlZ5DrH

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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Entropy:
7.8426

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
33.5 KB (34,304 bytes)

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

http://www.extrimdownloadmanager.com/default/ga/.../?dl=1

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