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installer_free_download_manager_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_free_download_manager_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.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ed236b48944115cabe34fa04ba24e730

SHA-1:
e9f2ae53bd76a5c3c0742ac921093f4043a98b9f

SHA-256:
eda6368e29af409b9d0971a816a8c1116cef0bfc65316712b35779942096b063

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 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:
5/5/2024 3:55:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCo.ewbs
7.11.205.178

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3215

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DAZ
20878

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14789

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.01.28.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ironSource
15.1.28.14

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)

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

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

Valid to:
10/22/2015 11:11:59 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:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

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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Entropy:
7.9284

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://sa.filewon.com/.../download?p=SA-MND&concordancia=b&red=g&plataforma=c&anuncio=58787223298&kw=download manager&ubicacion=&categoria=&random=8469861592238883675&posicion=1t2&tmuid=7885cbcdbe9b1b6c6d1c7fbb7c609e4d

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