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Hadifuke

Platform Superb (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 java-update.exe, “Hadifuke Setup ” by Platform Superb (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 the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Bomopit   (signed by Platform Superb (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Hadifuke

Description:
Hadifuke Setup

MD5:
6bae96d1a27adaa57aaf8dbec11271f4

SHA-1:
de26b3f2a2cb1709dacb3c4f6c7c873987fd6302

SHA-256:
43ee859be509c4120a771d50cd386bd9938fd599ad153df0bc4001516438f9cb

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:
5/21/2024 3:32:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.8.1.10

File size:
1 MB (1,080,640 bytes)

Product version:
4.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\java-update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Platform Superb (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 7:58:38 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 10:58:37 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121836DFCF88AA55E4C6CD26641184F4759

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Irx6H21D5ejJOr0tbo3s26AZLQqMhbShg9i:I9T/etOr0tbo3srAZLQfgq9i

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:
7.9093

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file java-update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.updatestarcleandownloads.com/c?x=K2xkPr13gXFk v5zJu2fbsofkdSi/pk8Emn5ykb/xiw=&c=O/pYa7wksuLZR3cYDx0BExImYYoJJ8cB24Otz2YzXhdvc0Rrp3Be2PPYIZxlez9evXN7HAHH96p8u qHkeNnTGkGLGeRBbsBpNgx5njsxM1ceDfPMZ6Q19PgbZVolgc3n Q4MAmQLAdMq5AwK8kYZPAkPstdy0cxwdBSF1cFGqAZSfxA/PxhNajhv9fKTLty&downloadAs=java-update.exe&fallback_url=http://static.updatestar.net/dl/.../JavaSetup8u77.exe

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