utorrent setup.exe

DarwenDLM Downloader

Alpha Apps (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 setup.exe, “Application Setup ” by Alpha Apps (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. 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:
DarwenDLM  (signed by Alpha Apps (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
DarwenDLM Downloader

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34891

MD5:
91e0023a356378c9b4986ec221e5f216

SHA-1:
2ede1c5ecf5869a46e21216c3171c67fca4eb7cd

SHA-256:
73f2b7a1a38a380a1f898a26fe18cf65d6739125ebbf63feb8a45608dcc48651

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/29/2024 12:24:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.206.214

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3209

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
20955

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.39
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WI potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.2.25

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ironSource
15.2.4.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36694

File size:
692.3 KB (708,912 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34891

Copyright:
DarwenDLM

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2014 7:17:05 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 7:17:05 AM

Subject:
CN=Alpha Apps (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Alpha Apps (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112116F755147494667BE08D39682946E152

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/AEsGBozcWXi0Zy47uw0z1/55o2hELIO+FP7gPgeWECX9v4Q://s8wcn0ZBKJxo2hEe+geZCX9J

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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Entropy:
7.8960

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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