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formatfactory-32-bits.exe

Application

PremiumBeam (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-32-bits.exe, “Application Setup ” by PremiumBeam (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.

File name:

Publisher:

Web Application (signed by PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Application

Description:

Application Setup

Version:

4.4.1.2

MD5:

2d05073fdb73abd43763603d5c8c5709

SHA-1:

fbb3786cf95ffe3aead7832664f8fec3e70b31f4

SHA-256:

59eb958fe56d706b3e5fcaa17a6a799b3465b753bdafb5fa9dda161e4f652bfd

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:

5/24/2024 9:42:29 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)

17.2.28.6

File size:

676.7 KB (692,960 bytes)

Product version:

5.5.6

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\formatfactory-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

3/10/2015 1:22:16 PM

Valid to:

3/10/2016 1:22:16 PM

Subject:

CN=PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=PremiumBeam (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121983BE5F5063DA10DDB752DCCAAAB2F85

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

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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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file formatfactory-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.goodbinariescase.com/c?x=vg7Nzn1PmedBZu7W gcj5iwPFtukAzrxlyvWxzG4P2I=&c=AdcrUsp6vW0sauLWSGnWZ7NqoDqGjp/oDCdxTnPNuYVYV8D2X5eYu/LI/LIB6 047o5OU12wiu0S8IEphIlMog==&downloadAs=formatfactory-32-bits.exe&fallback_url=http://.../download.php?file=FFSetup3.6.0.0.exe

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