utorrent-portable-32-bits.exe

Installer

Prompt 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 utorrent-portable-32-bits.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Prompt Install (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:
Application Program   (signed by Prompt Install (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
1.2.3.3

MD5:
bbbc4e029c186ea5ac74a7d33e3ddf26

SHA-1:
1d0ebc649b13596a1baf3f74420eb6b51446b8eb

SHA-256:
303390af5e46c7d38f6da0f140701816e51f1fddd3fa07c02c01c20415f62b30

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:
4/19/2024 8:24:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.3.10.3

File size:
802.1 KB (821,328 bytes)

Product version:
4.6.2

Copyright:
Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\utorrent-portable-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/4/2015 9:11:31 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2016 9:11:31 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121733F72770ABB9FCC08E536E18FC95117

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

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file utorrent-portable-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.directapplicationcentres.com/c?x=/eOSJ9CfnajjK9xPvUSEjT/aFMilmP9kuOXhQ THxQ8=&c=vf7jzL5kLCcr5gi3WxyTJnBmHQniVFwSRKY/eKoL0N96iw6FhKRG0EjWjfJLIxuJL9aXYNGR27Q2Zx4TNVdbK31C1ub7A5oqQ6k6fZwfQLR3lQRT3Oj17JZqXHkH88x8&fallback_url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/.../uTorrentPortable_3.4.3.40208_online.paf.exe&downloadAs=utorrent-portable-32-bits.exe

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