Fried Cookie Ltd - 14% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Fried Cookie Ltd? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as InstallCore (fs) and Trojan.Packed.24524. The detection rate for the Fried Cookie Ltd files collected here is 14%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably see Fried Cookie Ltd when double-clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:
You can view additional details from the Fried Cookie Ltd certificate with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the Fried Cookie Ltd file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Fried Cookie Ltd:
As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Fried Cookie Ltd and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also see the address for Fried Cookie Ltd, such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Fried Cookie Ltd certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Fried Cookie Ltd Files
These are the Fried Cookie Ltd files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 3/53 | 52614A36_stp.EXE |
| 5/51 | ZipOpenerSetup.exe |
| 4/51 | ImageEditorSetup.exe |
| 6/49 | $R4V90LK.exe |
| 15/57 | FileExtractorSetupG.exe |
| 11/62 | Updater.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Fried Cookie Ltd files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | InstallCore |
| AVware | InstallCore (fs) |
| AegisLab | Installcore.Gen!c |
| Agnitum | PUA.InstallCore!, Trojan.Injected! |
| Avast | Win32:Downloader-VYE [PUP] |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.InstallCore.45, Adware.Win32.InstallCore.Cookie |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.732B |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Friedcooki.Gen |
| DrWeb | Adware.Downware.1838, Trojan.Packed.24524, Trojan.MulDrop5.10078, Trojan.InstallCore.556 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/InstallCore.LF, a variant of Win32/InstallCore.NC, a variant of Win32/Injected.D |
| Emsisoft | Application.InstallCore (A) |
| GData | Win32.Adware.InstallCore.GF |
| Ikarus | PUA.MultiInstaller, Win32.AdWare |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller, PUP.Optional.InstallCore |
| McAfee | Artemis!07256332B3DB |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| Norman | FakeNSIS.A |
| Paloalto | generic.pup |
| Qihoo-360 | HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen, Trojan.Generic |
| Sophos | Install Core Click run software |
| VBA32 | Downware.InstallCore |
| VIPRE | InstallCore (fs) |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have gathered 323 scan results for the Fried Cookie Ltd files. 44 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 3739b9b5702964d0dd4429f69d6595ec