dreamscene activator.exe

Free Download (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 dreamscene activator.exe by Free Download (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 7 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 cdn.door2windowscontent.com.
Publisher:
Free Download (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1143d323062e6b543019d69c692fb3a6

SHA-1:
31e03375f9f1ea8f1535c95efc5040ecaf94891b

SHA-256:
af428ca7a079b353610f7640a01ede7e6d6e75178a037061486bda461d9fbd52

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/19/2024 3:34:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.025

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RI (variant)
9.10765

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/25/2015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ironSource
15.1.25.1

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1109
7.2.25

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
35022

File size:
790.5 KB (809,504 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/27/2014 4:26:58 AM

Valid to:
10/28/2015 4:26:58 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112188FF79FB726173E4354F5D668F721A4F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RcUpMVOAllFFL/V0ysCU8jl/h5KdulOtObtV256k7GwzGVmvyGkoicVCKRUbmX9:RcUSVOYJjVMCU8jAkljtQ56wzAkkog4

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8798

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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