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icreinstall_google-chrome.exe.mal

Program Setup

SetupFlash (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 file icreinstall_google-chrome.exe.mal by SetupFlash (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
SecuredDownload  (signed by SetupFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Program Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_54528

MD5:
325edbdacfe06b4338bf66c428329a41

SHA-1:
08d7cbfc481052161fea28f6fd4d9ab45a59fae6

SHA-256:
fa50e3e21c9436e4599b08f478d2c01f98d0b4ae28a3360811620664e624a4c5

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:
4/29/2024 1:02:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.27.11

File size:
1004 KB (1,028,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_54528

Copyright:
SecuredDownload

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_google-chrome.exe.mal

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SetupFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 6:47:02 PM

Valid to:
6/2/2016 9:01:23 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11210881F590F73BFA97523546F954558131

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bi1a3ET3UU00OWKVpODYrJUwaBkRTokZ0F711XCL7nQ0iH0jzvWuIyGmVKs/IQ4L:bi1GvWQJrJta2xAN002LEu4lm2w5i/3

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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Entropy:
7.9152

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_google-chrome.exe.mal has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

https://tmpfile3468.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/60489/.../google-chrome.exe

https://tmpfile3471.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/3185/.../google-chrome.exe

https://tmpfile3463.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/54894/.../google-chrome.exe

https://tmpfile3467.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/59578/.../google-chrome.exe

https://tmpfile3469.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/61098/.../google-chrome.exe

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