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Setup 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_ares_plus_portuguese.exe, “Web Setup ” by Setup Delivery (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.
Publisher:
Setup Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

MD5:
fdf8074551d6efb1839c14f02d10da7a

SHA-1:
69f45b4c2101f3f79a76ce11d55b000dbb467651

SHA-256:
438fe7a819407f19051b46bb31beb15cec5d3be30788c874e4cf0adbfb99224c

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:
4/23/2024 4:15:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.19.5

File size:
741.8 KB (759,608 bytes)

Product version:
3.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/14/2015 5:44:35 AM

Valid to:
1/15/2016 5:44:35 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11210A6522A1A7E7C584A5E3B94F933EE6EA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZuFa+fpe7ITfOoDiZ2O5mxnrzlQ4R8iRZMHNuWDc2TbQYUT9xjKCl8++v:ZuF7fpe7upDiOxr5g6MHJQSbc2Cl8p

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 file installer_ares_plus_portuguese.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softonic.com.br/sads/tracker.php?ev=c&co=BR&sid=bb8094f8706249106895d9b2201b0675&upv=a1e869ac1c8c0e25b30d530610ac4d11&z=results&sk=0&abt=&eid=&params=F24F8F4D368AFA5D32C8A90D9EFD1CBAB9D0A325A0C66CC51714148938FC8A6464D89C811E3D0B89634C485420E4EDEAFBD664C04431E2EA8BECCA76937F70BA6871805553812CD8F2DDB24BF4696D9B9B7A37A64FC9A345B72FA91A86F56D630DBC4EB8A057F4C1252C6EFCA73EBB0FA0773BEBDCF541A2004EE0748FC8778750A11A13BCC58942EF74379EE58C5C930865C638B3C5AF015D6C51268D3F95BF142BD722B2CB21EE519CE70B503E4708&h=EDF65FF1E0D88852AA57C4BCBD5E6511F805F81096D5B9F15DF667C088BB4160&directdownload=1&f=6649153&d=http://aresplus.filebegin.com/.../down.php?p=SOFT

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