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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_2.exe by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 12 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.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
af35bc3f07aca9f29f69aa35ef92de42

SHA-1:
94f78016156c63b972d42dffb55f63c6c264b82b

SHA-256:
d19fd36632df755ef5d6164c838faeb5a9fcb227f6ba923088a45d93b5778d0d

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/12/2024 2:48:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCo.ewbs
7.11.206.110

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15629

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DAZ
20932

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.0180

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RZ potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.6.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe (Adware)
2015.6.29.23

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14825

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.06.29.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore.ironSource
15.3.25.4

Sophos
PUA 'InstallCore ToDownload'
5.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36694

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\programs\installer_adobe_flash_player_english_2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

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:RZvuC/1yomyWAdd0zcIk75qaJpNo7zSkFp5woi:RtX/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_2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://freempr9.jrcaaa.com/down.php?p=ADCASH-DDownload&trckid=ubfb26a0e544978bb4d707d9db7

http://freempr9.jrcaaa.com/down.php?p=ADCASH-DDownload&trckid=30171841211417006999

http://freempr9.jrcaaa.com/down.php?p=ADCASH-DDownload&trckid=35891649101417011484

http://freempr9.jrcaaa.com/down.php?p=ADCASH-DDownload&trckid=19911984401417006055

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