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Premium Funnel (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 download.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Premium Funnel (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 14 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:
Application Web   (signed by Premium Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
3.7.3.3

MD5:
468d15bd470ffc9b83b2bd1945f0be8c

SHA-1:
458e32b3a465a20683566e526572f6b7a717a099

SHA-256:
d79fd8d874b240e2563b727e3ca2ab196a2fe72cc37f588b1d640921cd700c87

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
10/19/2025 11:19:30 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2830

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.16217

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.FriedCookie.CIRK
22023

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.497
9.0.1.048

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZF potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/17/2016

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
16.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16045

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.A
v2016.02.17.02

McAfee
Artemis!CF886592934F
5600.6486

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.17.14

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0505
7.2.48

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
39987

File size:
725.5 KB (742,952 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
App

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Premium Funnel (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/2/2015 6:35:51 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2016 6:35:51 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121646F1987401C6A03888F8D0822777E42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SC+spXlkP09oA8Ahz7MDmBqtK3Zt9hEr3yuwfxB6q+recJCA3bVXdLh3w3F9:SC+stlkP0eQJ7MDGqtUhtJB63reXA3b0

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:
7.8935

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.mediacrawlerfilesrepository.com/.../OQ0y xGhaQ2xNs=&c=PnDvrmii7c1zkSr6PpDwWlBFLWAivahq0a8zaFHRYHduoEb41Tj4v8wq31BXltqVC32 6hGcp1qCfwKHP1Dx6SjKzXhGrN4EDrQ8ugDa xo=

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