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Application Installer

Criteria Quality (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 itunes.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by Criteria Quality (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Apple's iTunes but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

MD5:
3e0f5146cbb8785a544bf7656b599ebb

SHA-1:
68ed7148d35376870e439b599f49f667190df3f3

SHA-256:
773d0830aa59046dcc0e3a993a9914392d0ffed5e7614ee8b228feae348b463c

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:
7/2/2025 9:07:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.16.16

File size:
969.4 KB (992,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.7

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 3:21:34 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 4:39:55 PM

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

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

Serial number:
11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4N7LKXirSl5g5MYuHz9GNh6zCaWM4UEIBtot+k2G:4R2XirSXXYuT9GrMDE6Rk2G

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 itunes.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.grabdownloadsapp.com/c?x=sfZn5jNUtnX2FSozsS4VzvXgGfO/jmiX1EeIj/.../w3EGeXficfrGXzl0zaGiHtEdBW8UnZ6wWbx6spJahtiHiIt7bkWzHSiFKW8Y5Ctdjk2btYJbFlVkw42KsbzA4bjmWFqWDuMFJSc38r5PV9OWst3QJPZNoe qPlaI636&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.grabdownloadsapp.com/c?x=j2r JnsnLfQE nhWysq27tufnmoneW9UyPDG0TQllm0=&c=TxwBeDh3IDqYRXipubod/AuO2TFR3e yg7lzVtRImyO/.../ FrW Z52MuJcc&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.grabdownloadsapp.com/c?x=TwRYPNHo5urg6HaMBElX6UlL3H KY/KAyu2UIcs530k=&c=Wv8YW4TkLIyfDA7PeVYqtrUvd6KbghaHXEXsEovqJEqaOLX/iSCZHX//n/.../RmJoYYpkJ2 lM45ZCdvVN4g3uacoF6nST1JhG&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.chucklecleardownloads.com/c?x=SeUZi0TWm2mxu2gpc57JYrcZXgKXzoEciyeQI 371aY=&c=fOw3xUvQdgxBBo6IDNlFU0wReYt 1IYZpKw1kSeICO4sW 9kYG2XlnyhYXdI/nePCxQ7dSyv 4SHm06KXsbM91Qww/UrU5yOyddRXuTg6hAzz9lvFqli RTU5Db//hM1&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

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