setup.exe

Generic Web

Media Theory (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, “Generic Web Setup ” by Media Theory (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:
Installer   (signed by Media Theory (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Generic Web

Description:
Generic Web Setup

Version:
4.8.3.6

MD5:
54a43554686803895c2b7e9c42f2eb38

SHA-1:
46fac002e5597818de33d0e31db454c42e2e0d7f

SHA-256:
d440001b5145233123cd6e58c067691bfec72b615ace6d621d08107752365bcc

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

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:
5/1/2024 12:53:46 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
794.9 KB (814,016 bytes)

Product version:
1.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/27/2015 1:47:57 PM

Valid to:
4/27/2016 1:47:57 PM

Subject:
CN=Media Theory (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Media Theory (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
11218295FFE5374F79955121D1CC9B52AAE0

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:g8zzGf5rEwvPFTeeHxZLIOTYHLiODGM98MHlmJlP9JYpG2HEpp2hk/wrjdfwT2+Z:gczS5PHJtx+OTY2ODG5P6W2Xp8NT7

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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