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flvplayersetup.exe

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Max Media (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 flvplayersetup.exe, “Soft Setup ” by Max Media (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:
Max Media (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Soft

Description:
Soft Setup

MD5:
391f5ad384029eebd2de6a1e69a4322c

SHA-1:
8d6942ad86dec56a4708c1b1b66ceb6887493530

SHA-256:
05fe2bf4600237221c25781790bfe3539247797944a2c29221c351d539872253

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 '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:
5/15/2024 9:43:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.1.16.23

File size:
752.8 KB (770,912 bytes)

Product version:
4.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Media (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/14/2015 11:48:17 AM

Valid to:
1/15/2016 11:48:17 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121680FECA4E2C7352245C7A54E2ADF3332

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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:
7.8754

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.highaa.com/flv-player/mr4/.../?dl=1&chnl=PLY_11847185&DP=0suKpnUY1rW41njDg5PmsLS4_hQKAp_CZhr-wxAzGo1QYgujdvYq8cpxiWrhxxpcbMSAkbyOadcOmhBu0TpGj1eMeIUVdzwesLXWXZXUK1LbV-vENHHTKQkC4bNLlvGCvsAB_4ByY7mHhorCUp-BmSgQ1DMjxZi9K8L1M0S1QxlbZwyIkRcRh5qa1x4N89s8ZF_FXyS-SDCUDF8Jui4lVU0SEdvaUxPXZyVw6Yw4LcqJzrnAr6m2Lpd2UcilMu5hlmJlALaruwksnhviU1V8uoPqbpVPJeuOhMJonEll7vePsRCb9E0MDmVnu4KrguWbSOcY5B0069BIv-m-Xa__KPkR-m6uV9pbAYUGYyTTzGKeI-7MdCFljzFRNBEtqbT-aG6sK54YAIC7Y6G--r9w74gBdOE5AdFICZusKO5d05o

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