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installer_minecraft_spanish.exe

Installer Generic

Alpha IS (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_minecraft_spanish.exe, “Installer Generic Setup ” by Alpha IS (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Minecraft but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Application Web software   (signed by Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Installer Generic

Description:
Installer Generic Setup

Version:
3.1.1.5

MD5:
8b2e0391ca8ef70644c42d35b6319dac

SHA-1:
9e5d6bf7739b6001aedcd4291d249034d76df7de

SHA-256:
6b81129f3595221d0ed54ab09414e69bab5d40e64204f4c2694b8b0a098cffe2

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:
4/26/2024 8:27:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.6.25.0

File size:
891.4 KB (912,784 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\installer_minecraft_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2014 7:18:37 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 7:18:37 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121962D8525A83028B6F2C9B6CA31C3CA2C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Dvk/7IQwBHZJ4REvYrM3awGfI2ipdLL8QksUGE3sM8NT:Dsx4ZaiUtULL8QkGE3S

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9157

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.pureinstallerplace.com/c?x=3KtNFnLyC4rPJQv7MXuh1GYXEJSyB9Gtj1RhxovedVw=&c=vG4DwS N8u9kHYKjHf4S539i07wDkzq1R1KYVKFF9t9gx5TiuH1/f IcKTil7V1s9SBwQkzpT6WQANg2/VA182HMQTEBtu7HAkV8XV1AY7PQW JHDdIWtI06LjEwX2bWmZFspF/p8 7WabJH6wd1qUQEt2Xn09TozLeUr1HrVMo=&downloadAs=installer_minecraft_Spanish.exe&fallback_url=http://xmlinstcp.ffbbvt.eu/.../error_ic.php

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