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Silver 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 application formatfactory-13295-dp.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Silver 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:
App   (signed by Silver Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
3.0.4.5

MD5:
d99bcf5228ad0441186e8c9e3433d8eb

SHA-1:
06556014aed934939b2f6f8d5a07e7e21a1a71c5

SHA-256:
5b42203ef7aa05701384f0f72ae6fee6f1244735d09d1d73efedf65a08eb9e12

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 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:
5/9/2024 10:08:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.15.6

File size:
950.8 KB (973,632 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\formatfactory-13295-dp.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:17:56 PM

Valid to:
7/24/2016 4:47:20 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11214F90F30D8F3A02C713DD4BAB177EC14C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OuihXCpQMOgDNwHGSJfCRqpx/bnrJZulTLQo2g8Qoim5Pr24rQl+0:OuiJCpQNgDXsfIAxjrvaXh2g8QPl

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file formatfactory-13295-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.megapresentmeta.com/c?x=6WL7K6H3Oeb Bm5Ku JGSr99nvZi10hOU5pMmXQg0WE=&c=teHtyv/d5EGYK8jL1i907I3rCPu1MBqyT TeT62 /Ujx0oSSm0wf6h1UI6CNWS5fWWYY/7UGmJd8J8FY/mprG aZD9w4TUuVEI85Zn42EvIDq2FVNtgFM7e/gwuMKlOH&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../FFSetup3.8.0.0.exe&downloadAs=FormatFactory-13295-dp.exe

http://www.stocksafeupdate.com/c?x=at6lFiLjDR0Ouvd5o8avnOVaRMMFURWFE5berHz PsA=&c=Un03CzpKX/Gj51pnIDGTLLuDbkSkxQcxY55ttWALpoxVW2rkmkh8N2gTiGK66KK1v62QPF0HdxxhMwGw7WrpwXat4A7mnGOzZdDE34qh5WMHxaGzdCuxzlMfmeEtVGNr&fallback_url=http://storage.dobreprogramy.pl/.../FFSetup3.8.0.0.exe&downloadAs=FormatFactory-13295-dp.exe

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