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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 setup.exe 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.
Publisher:
Platform Superb (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aeeb588fe5f9cb0da81ec609d060d2ed

SHA-1:
17c524a0f2df06537c7fdd650ce057514d8a2dd8

SHA-256:
9c701cb25dde6c77db95084aac2da68dd63a82b3b86e59ba40ae0de146f59b70

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:
5/17/2024 9:38:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.16.8

File size:
533.4 KB (546,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\setup.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/22/2015 11:58:37 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 11:58:37 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121C70FBA807885EE23655DA5690F220551

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x5F278

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 08, F1, 45, 00, E8, DC, 72, FA, FF, A1, 6C, 0E, 46, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 78, D3, FE, FF, 8B, 0D, 40, 0F, 46, 00, A1, 6C, 0E, 46, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, F8, DA, 44, 00, E8, 78, D3, FE, FF, A1, 6C, 0E, 46, 00, 8B, 00, E8, EC, D3, FE, FF, E8, 4B, 4E, FA, FF, 8D, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
377 KB (386,048 bytes)

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