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friedcookie_privacyagent.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 friedcookie_privacyagent.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 file has been seen being downloaded from friedcookie.com.
Publisher:
Fried Cookie Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
91d856ecba78acb4f9d2e7c43aef0b97

SHA-1:
dc52a45bee46ae9b1268eee13e2fbe9221af1d21

SHA-256:
ad093e6ea8ee10342c781814386245077fc3c34117367b7dba6892bd55a71991

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 2:40:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1838
9.0.1.079

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of friedcookie_ringtonemaker.exe (Adware)
2014.5.15.4

Norman
FakeNSIS.A
11.20140320

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FriedCookie.Y
14.3.20.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

File size:
662.3 KB (678,152 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fried Cookie Ltd

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2014 12:59:59 AM

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:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UCI0Pzpd8Z7G32MJIQlrkhW5+U52RbijDVD9pyN6JaRWPeM6zZ8aV:UCI0lCZqFlX5P5sbiVHJaRweM6ey

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://friedcookie.com/.../privacy-agent

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