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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:
0117c4fd2c2afbf85aa261ca01a500d4

SHA-1:
a56771ebdc679c0f322bf5633291f7236846cb16

SHA-256:
76da19148b99e1deedf0755fcbf6a1b08f50aa12c9439424d2775ce46d804cf4

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 8:30:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.16.1

File size:
215.4 KB (220,600 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 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:
0x31D38

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E8, 33, C0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, EC, B8, D0, 1C, 43, 00, E8, F0, 25, FD, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, DA, 1E, 43, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, E8, 89, 09, FD, FF, 85, C0, 0F, 85, 24, 01, 00, 00, DB, 2D, E8, 1E, 43, 00, D9, ED, D9, C9, D9, F1, D8, 1D, F4, 1E, 43, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 0F, 84, 09, 01, 00, 00, DB, 2D, F8, 1E, 43, 00, E8, 9F, 0A, FD, FF, D8, 1D, 04, 1F, 43, 00, DF, E0, 9E, 74, 1C, DB, 2D, 08, 1F, 43, 00, E8, 69, 0A, FD, FF, E8, B8, 0A, FD, FF, 83, FA, 00, 75, 2B, 3D, 55, 04, 00, 00, 75, 24...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
196.5 KB (201,216 bytes)

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