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fwtunerso.exe

Free Download (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 fwtunerso.exe by Free Download (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 12 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 cdn.fwtfilescontent.com.
Publisher:
Free Download (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f77e0093a79ead72f0ade9dce44ff4ae

SHA-1:
04b0ee7371f28cb0832bab17e0b6c332252e9ca0

SHA-256:
c6fb24c60b7a00139aa0a40a0eff0a8c0d753c9d2545bed72cbed7b050e0f9bd

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
5/28/2024 4:31:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3229

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
20710

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SV potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14645

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.FrieCook
15.0.0.543

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.01.14.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeDownloadFriedCookie.J
15.1.14.10

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36468

File size:
713.9 KB (731,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Download (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/27/2014 12:26:58 PM

Valid to:
10/28/2015 12:26:58 PM

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

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

Serial number:
112188FF79FB726173E4354F5D668F721A4F

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):
12288:cNvpfEkG4jKZnoOSHRrZxD0SmLrtsh2xaISNu86ZQnsGw0Zt5lotXUMfbjWGqOVl:cNvZaZoPgdrO2xauh5ZAn6pUmbjPW4XX

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 fwtunerso.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.fwtfilescontent.com/?ic_user_id=144

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