icreinstall_downloadmanagersetup.exe

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_downloadmanagersetup.exe by Fried Cookie has been detected as adware by 6 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:
Fried Cookie Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bde804afdaaad051467fb7d2e3c13d05

SHA-1:
ec18c0bdb90acf222bd02c8d9e4a02b725a7a3ed

SHA-256:
211ad66356aad99107b786a66e0a89715f89c0f0ce19a06c2ba1472543231282

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
5/1/2024 8:34:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0178

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LJ (variant)
8.9720

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FriedCookie.d
14.6.27.4

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
28580

File size:
659.2 KB (675,000 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2012 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2014 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fried Cookie Ltd, O=Fried Cookie Ltd, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3739B9B5702964D0DD4429F69D6595EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8CFa2LMwNQ4f5WQjtpiPwBVSbpnGpDfELu3h3InJa/LfERGjXGRWHQ6dsiJgXxo:8CFvD5W6MJM8a22QRmgXx

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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