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setups.exe

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 setups.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:
e7208d57be7c277a93775fadc8c2694b

SHA-1:
9abe4399b47b7bd5f72a6b2270e3ea48aca16e90

SHA-256:
223358d32c99a5b67bc90430a605fd529e248f7107f44da74ca019aff91b7c41

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 9:01:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.7.1

File size:
117.4 KB (120,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/22/2015 4:58:37 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 4:58:37 PM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x17294

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 07, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, B8, 2C, 72, 41, 00, E8, C2, D1, FE, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C0, 74, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 1B, B4, FE, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, 70, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 45, EC, 50, 8D, 45, E8, BA, CC, 74, 41, 00, E8, 0A, C3, FE, FF, 8B, 45, E8, B9, 28, 00, 00, 00, BA, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, B0, C5, FE, FF, 8B, 45, EC, 50, 8D, 45, E4, BA, D8, 74, 41, 00, E8, E7, C2, FE, FF, 8B, 55, E4, 58, E8, 8A, C4, FE, FF, 0F, 84, 2D, 01, 00, 00, BA, EC, 74, 41, 00, B8, 04, 75...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
90 KB (92,160 bytes)

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