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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_whatsapp_english.exe by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 9 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 whatsapp.descargar.es and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e326d06cbb046f389d295d2e0c7e41e6

SHA-1:
970579030522637613d7fd966ee868565f753367

SHA-256:
5daa9a94e563199837349314cb38ab8036439281d3ca7f20d9b98484ceb3edb1

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/30/2024 3:18:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.rfpa
7.11.182.158

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3192

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QF (variant)
9.10652

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13866

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.02.20.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.98d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ironSource
15.2.20.12

Sophos
Generic PUA JH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34404

File size:
791.2 KB (810,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

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

Valid to:
10/22/2015 10:11:59 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 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:J4zVG+LfkzuK+m8nIx94KD0RcBYiNgm7Q3Bn:J4I+LfkzhC13iBK

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_whatsapp_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://whatsapp.descargar.es/down.php

http://downloadv.descargar.es/installers/out/010290103001031/piid-01234567899874563210012345678912/ax/descargares/english/seo/msie/whatsapp/i/782198027fc5094c479d3ef9a43b22b5/ici/.../na/installer_whatsapp_English.exe

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