hay-day.exe

Web Installer

Astro Delivery (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 hay-day.exe, “Web Installer Setup ” by Astro Delivery (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.
Publisher:
Web Soft   (signed by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Web Installer

Description:
Web Installer Setup

Version:
1.3.4.6

MD5:
cf95b245a0053ce95be6ab0a68cc4c87

SHA-1:
cc849a906ad917aef087d6322e039680bb3330da

SHA-256:
d8eefbd170301a342ca83cacffc0126e69d89f6af0f0b45b63f86cfbc5b36305

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:
5/12/2024 12:03:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.6.20.7

File size:
751.9 KB (769,976 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.6

Copyright:
Software Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\hay-day.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/6/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd), STREET=28 Lilienblum St., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B5DEF5C3088901F4214C78F98CA66045

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:c+UBGKfaIAGe0+kUZ+KtFT50KZ0YfN110sQ1SMEOwpamcF5uOaFupa1Wjw7AyZLX:cdBdfaIZetuoZf50sQmOtgc5xyBX

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8515

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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