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hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool.exe

Internet Application

Prompt 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 hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool.exe, “Internet Application Setup ” by Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 3 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.
Publisher:
Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Application

Description:
Internet Application Setup

MD5:
9e8be445d3fd83d922e8c2315a9ff298

SHA-1:
1cf75dd6434f4f97192a54aba31d5537bc9ea279

SHA-256:
1cad0d653fbd476483da3d494c2c70ac1ba6a0ce5e975058865bd48d836fa520

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
4/19/2024 4:23:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.installCore
15.3.18.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35418

File size:
781.3 KB (800,056 bytes)

Product version:
4.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/8/2014 12:51:14 PM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 12:51:14 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121DEC8DBF447D01C4470428CEE05E363B5

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):
24576:R9aP3WRQ5voQVInoCD4hPZAPr5CGez8wrFmpJk:RYPm/IIo+4ghez8wrEa

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?lang=it_IT&domain=hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool&name=HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool&icon=http://secursoft.it/wp-content/.../hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool-151-90x90.png&loc=IT&ins=ssit&version=151214

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