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Quality Connector (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 google-chrome.exe by Quality Connector (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
SecuredDownload Downloader

Version:
1.0.5.52972

MD5:
e55a414938d55104de89b3b6aca7d3d9

SHA-1:
895e77f29673f3e60f6c154429f4025f59a47bc2

SHA-256:
b8bb36d4b734360fab16aa191b0a186b707f8d3a4653cd67155cd8c58849c81b

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 6:04:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.25.2

File size:
1.1 MB (1,136,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.52972

Original file name:
ClickOnceSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 11:27:52 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2016 4:55:45 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11214B6ECCA6831B1EFBB5A21FAA03C0835A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/20/2016 9:47:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:J6CGA7lxSauRGVj+jr+SFoXllO70d64/eaAxdaojzroIM:J6V0xSaugVj+sP5Gx1za

Entry address:
0x10D97E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1 MB (1,096,192 bytes)

The file google-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://tmpfile1945.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/24434/.../google-chrome.exe

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