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Pacerecah

Opti-Connector (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 kodi.exe, “Pacerecah Setup ” by Opti-Connector (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:
Opti-Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pacerecah

Description:
Pacerecah Setup

MD5:
74cbf7ba85393d5c18bb94489deb7585

SHA-1:
0872c0db1f088cc52348e5ee87797f3ca3132e6e

SHA-256:
fc1ea066560a5e421fbaa621ec2b3b84a68ed05a78d30563a26b67a7ec171d6c

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:
5/17/2025 1:49:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.7.16.4

File size:
1015 KB (1,039,368 bytes)

Product version:
4.4.3

Copyright:
program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Opti-Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 3:43:46 PM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 5:44:48 PM

Subject:
CN=Opti-Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Opti-Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121ECCA8F3EB7AAA6B2BCD498ACD29AEBAE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4Tg0nCZyEOPecs7qt8C52sYUQyiO+L6+AtY0hrAXXk6d2:4rsyeAnYULin6HGnk6d

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:
7.9112

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.bitscontentsoftware.com/c?x=/R8GhBmLmy9ZpGnd9ZLeBSqM0S7cwER1sbdkeMOjzp8=&c=G2Qf6ID8GBve0xEKREiLm3VJZ6UhfiuOU4jHR5maZG9W/Wj3pSDCsi5RNhKdLS33hVmpTXAQA1jYCFW7AYKQQj3bqeh9pMsQn/oWkRAYIjVBK3DN20cyAYy7kHitU78wOJ yuIU9COJtNs1oz9xJMkRZfcx7LQsqKWu7vKT/WEQ=&e=0&downloadAs=kodi.exe&fallback_url=http://.../ups.php

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