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Max Setup (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 file Setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Max Setup (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 10 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. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
276f49841369af977df2c9dc80812287

SHA-1:
2b112e99c49a4ebbc9c2298bf5a1e339c996ab3b

SHA-256:
b712aa936104bfcf0a2e7760ca62c1ceec5cd3097b5e132fc5aa19bc84c6071f

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
12/17/2025 8:24:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.ewb
7.11.206.100

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3211

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
20928

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.38
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TD potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.193.14824

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmfogj
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ironSource
15.2.1.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36666

File size:
858.8 KB (879,456 bytes)

Product version:
4.6

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/11/2014 4:10:53 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2015 4:10:53 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FC9E1A9C3422431D142D3266A640CC1E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 8:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3uZp20FH88/Z+DsaxhnUfsrohHzVScnPHRmnOqZVrk48VzV1z5O6iWQB:3uZF88/Z+Dsajpwh8DrkJf1zYtWA

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:
7.8134

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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