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icreinstall_zipopenersetup.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_zipopenersetup.exe by Fried Cookie has been detected as adware by 13 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 ip-50-63-202-104.ip.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Fried Cookie Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
61e31f3432b7e9e0f4457a00338cb99c

SHA-1:
87fe08705774d0080068f2e8b546a9b4aa042fbd

SHA-256:
735cbdbdf7c8446432732623998bc7e00ba836778b7e4918727d7eb671f81e5d

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 3:18:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen7
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Downloader-VYE [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.MZ
2014.0.4311

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26328
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LQ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Skintrim.1!Generic
4.6.5.141

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16122

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2015.06.03.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallCore.cxkwlc
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.6.3.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40786

File size:
670.4 KB (686,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fried Cookie Ltd

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/2/2012 5:00:00 PM

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

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:
7/2/2001 1:24:39 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tC4khf1i0x3ROpcQNkeSuoxjmuDAeDRUxLdUuMi2Ahsvb6eGY6VjBlCqh46l8I:BkfapXvoxj/Zwd58SX9SqY

Entry address:
0x9386

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 90, A2, 40, 00, 68, 06, 95, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, E4, A0, 40, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 1C, DE, 40, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 20, DE, 40, 00, FF, FF, 15, E0, A0, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, 18, DE, 40, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, 18, A1, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, 14, DE, 40, 00, 89, 08, A1, E8, A0, 40, 00, 8B, 00, A3, 24, DE, 40, 00, E8, 10, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, B0, C9, 40, 00, 75, 0C, 68, 02, 95, 40, 00, FF, 15, EC, A0...
 
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Entropy:
7.8554

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
33.5 KB (34,304 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-104.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.104:80)

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