installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Astro 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 installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 11 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from freempr9.jrcaaa.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7191ef7320a8fed6458001334650df53

SHA-1:
7a6d6c3eedce483527dec06ed99bedc2298295ed

SHA-256:
b2873fbaa0b69c8ecf0510f36e06a594b58e370da442b17edf48b19adf6ea066

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
5/13/2024 4:11:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.189.40

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2981

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15919

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.0262

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RZ (variant)
9.10791

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14161

Malwarebytes
v2015.09.19.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer (M)
15.9.19.17

Sophos
Generic PUA HK
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
35186

File size:
1004 KB (1,028,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 9:11:59 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 9:11:59 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121A99E73962365DC8A4A1F35AD57C59E60

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MZvuC/1yomyWAdd0zcIk75qaJpNo7zSkFp5woi:MtX/1y5yfAcb75rpoztpwH

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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 installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 16 URLs.

http://freempr9.jrcaaa.com/down.php?p=ADCASH-DDownload&trckid=ub3b6d51d5455267d779c1b1ff2

http://freempr9.jrcaaa.com/down.php?p=ADCASH-DDownload&trckid=35709187441417264095

http://freempr9.jrcaaa.com/down.php?p=ADCASH-DDownload&trckid=u69c915c754189c036b4db133f7

http://freempr9.jrcaaa.com/down.php?p=ADCASH-DDownload&trckid=ubd303d12546db142687e25f95

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