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Nunib

Delivery 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 vlc_player.exe, “Nunib Setup ” by Delivery 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Delivery Superb (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Nunib

Description:
Nunib Setup

MD5:
93c25b748df6f503b1e557c451e88f70

SHA-1:
ca379e501aa245bd17d9f24dfda5bcf7d86d70b7

SHA-256:
757dd2b140ed95c31f875db62da4381a79e273623361ca7b96f9337841bc6e7b

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:
5/13/2024 12:44:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.7.27.16

File size:
999.9 KB (1,023,880 bytes)

Product version:
4.8

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc_player.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 12:59:53 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 3:54:14 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11211DDE033C8F24FD358ED7B6271AD4DE2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:d7iG13TjE0PPKlg/Tc7vqNTruzZAFOX1cXqof5mQeGCed1qmaLkloyDTv9:d7iS3TI6P0kTMqJYcXe1mZoyDZ

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file vlc_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloadclearbest.com/c?x=kgr4JTJi2GbR4Ot7YOB uANcLnyO5X37Y4q75JUbopc=&c=csf9Q3dmVAcGK2VA IvsB7EHtkXgo3tJNzfXeOpGH3Tad7xnGKCUjtJar0M8/ZVSBodEFLOq7UxtM95HwcgD5jpeGUQqNFdv6iweOHq 2o3ZgGSeZQDWoelwynOpYrQ/&downloadAs=VLC_Player.exe&fallback_url=http://softdownload3.com/s4m/.../vlc-2.2.2-win32.exe

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