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Prompt 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 minecraft-beta.exe, “Web Setup ” by Prompt delivery (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
SecurSoft  (signed by Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_32924

MD5:
13aecb0002576159b51f973ea63e822f

SHA-1:
8068102dd2d44ac65a266a083be51b4075a87ee9

SHA-256:
853b6a61a118766a7fd3f251c0727666bf556333f0b16e1f93994d64f6bcb0dd

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 '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:
4/26/2024 6:25:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.23.10

File size:
780.8 KB (799,544 bytes)

Product version:
5.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft-beta.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prompt delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/8/2014 5:51:14 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 5:51:14 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121DEC8DBF447D01C4470428CEE05E363B5

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):
12288:8jdaORIzvpSehSgr5g7UiGmhsPEDToppGlWb1XKwWFsxMUlU/BEkaFxcOsePrp1A:8jdvIAerK7GdppblEE7xcMrtdA

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8694

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file minecraft-beta.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/download.php?os=&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi8zMzMwMDAvMzMzODE1L21pbmVjcmFmdC0wMS0xMDB4MTAwLnBuZw==&desc=UHJldmlldyB3aGF0J3MgbmV3IGluIE1pbmVjcmFmdA==&name=Minecraft&domain=minecraft-beta&ss=&lang=en_US&url=aHR0cDovL21pbmVjcmFmdC1iZXRhLmVuLnNvZnRvbmljLmNvbQ==&version=080115&ins=ssnet&utm_source=bing

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