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adobe_flash_setup.exe

Astro Delivery (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 adobe_flash_setup.exe by Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 9 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from pcwindowsupdate.org.
Publisher:
Astro Delivery (Fried Cookie Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5d32cfb8b7daa4824e493152a2554b17

SHA-1:
8f2865c0c5aad2f27f3761efda6565b475d7fbc7

SHA-256:
45fe2db9bd1a9851156194eddd46b776276fbae3b79204040e40dfc707f86d3a

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
7/7/2025 11:30:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.198.178

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3245

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.InstallCore.FDA
20528

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.15
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14484

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AstroDeliveryFriedCookie.R
14.12.30.0

Sophos
PUA 'InstallCore ToDownload'
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35418

File size:
1.1 MB (1,118,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 1:11:59 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 1:11:59 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121A99E73962365DC8A4A1F35AD57C59E60

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:qpvEGFoBMtw8IslR3XXNUDO4H+EdMSx8OzscYt6ir+gX0tV7nSO:q9JqBMt/Is73EOY+EAF5t6irNEt9

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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Entropy:
7.7920

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://pcwindowsupdate.org/download.php?conversion_id=14178251796979&site_id=673&app_id=4&lp_id=119&v=ico&stub_id=61&v_id=184708720cba7dd147e7eb2e94fd91f0&dist_id=109&channel=adcgb01&pbsid=1417825178562_1417825158538_106_1372_40769025_1

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