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icreinstall_adobe_flash_setup.exe

Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_adobe_flash_setup.exe by Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 17 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e7b0d06147140938a9fff0fe7e299b38

SHA-1:
98e5cfc05097d639b7cf9ab67871e5f2a0630a6b

SHA-256:
10440d14a828ef589f5f59168aca3031b735708c702c00fdb4822693926de3ee

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/26/2024 1:21:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.338
7.11.195.250

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
150319-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3153

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
20441

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.31
9.0.1.091

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SO potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AK.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adobe_flash_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.6.3

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1814525

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.FriedCookie
v2015.04.01.06

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallCore.dlzdza
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer
15.4.14.13

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
59

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.GFNWHJC
37.0.11344

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35418

File size:
809 KB (828,440 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smooth Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/4/2014 6:23:32 PM

Valid to:
11/5/2015 6:23:32 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11216AEFFE75C22F406A86FDA13B56000C6A

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:B5FfGqdi5cwBVvwEX9cJzWRLdWhffJp7r5r1X:Bbug4N9OWRLdWhfL7r9R

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 executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)

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