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setups.exe

Agile Install (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 setups.exe by Agile Install (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Agile Install (Fried Cookie Ltd)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0adf2f7ea87fee56579dade2cb621f1e

SHA-1:
69318944fd336b016aa00079ed6b34167553aa02

SHA-256:
9fefb7e0ac1ff8ab997319e5adb76e03789ea093673fdaa1c85c22c4be9660f2

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.

Analysis date:
7/14/2025 1:41:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.9.11.12

File size:
424.4 KB (434,616 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Agile Install (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/4/2015 6:41:37 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2016 6:41:37 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112192434FD450A5573F13CF129F0A701FCD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SF3A3CFfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffsyYp:4Q3CCZ63M9

Entry address:
0x65228

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E4, 33, C0, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, EC, B8, C8, 51, 46, 00, E8, D1, FD, F9, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 3A, 53, 46, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, E6, D4, F9, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, A5, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 4D, EC, BA, 02, 00, 00, 00, B0, 6B, E8, 2B, EF, F9, FF, 8B, 45, EC, BA, 50, 53, 46, 00, E8, CA, EC, F9, FF, 0F, 84, 83, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 4D, E8, BA, 0C, 00, 00, 00, B0, 69, E8, 09, EF, F9, FF, 8B, 45, E8, BA, 5C, 53, 46, 00, E8, A8, EC, F9, FF, 74, 65, DB, 2D, 60, 53, 46, 00, D9, ED, D9, C9...
 
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Entropy:
6.0867

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
401 KB (410,624 bytes)

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