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friedcookie_ringtonemaker.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_ringtonemaker.exe by Fried Cookie has been detected as adware by 4 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 d.computerbild.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Fried Cookie Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f68bee24d8e9f86eb04fb11197c58f8f

SHA-1:
37108e63b8c9094d864f2e8222e8538b3083114e

SHA-256:
3780e83cdbd6eb93a7b732d65996798d180e21ffc1c0be71007ae20a826a3edf

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
8/3/2025 3:50:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1838
9.0.1.084

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FriedCookie.Z
14.3.25.11

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

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
27718

File size:
662 KB (677,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fried Cookie Ltd

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2014 8:59:59 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:
12/6/2009 7:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kmr0Pzpd8Z7G32MJIQlrkhGFG82U52RbijDVD9pyN6JaRWPeM6zZ8+:kmr0lCZqFljFlX5sbiVHJaRweM6e+

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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Entropy:
7.7509

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file friedcookie_ringtonemaker.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://d.computerbild.de/downloads/.../FriedCookie_RingtoneMaker.exe

http://r2.computerbild.de/exec/r2r.pl?m=w-cobi;u=http://d.computerbild.de/downloads/.../FriedCookie_RingtoneMaker.exe

http://s3.amazonaws.com/FriedCookie-new/.../FriedCookie_RingtoneMaker.exe

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