Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) - 7% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.)? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as InstallCore (fs) and a variant of Win32/InstallCore.SC. The detection rate for the Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) files collected here is 7%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see Prompt Distribution (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 screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) certificate with the following steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and locate the Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) file
  2. Right-click on the file and select Properties
  3. Click the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screengrab of a file digitally signed by Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.):

Screenshot of the Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Prompt Distribution (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 view the address for Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.), such as the street name, city and country.

GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2 has issued the Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) Files

The following are the Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
4/55Skype_Setup.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.48E
AVwareInstallCore (fs)
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/InstallCore.SC
VIPREInstallCore (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 55 scan results for the Prompt Distribution (Fried Cookie Ltd.) files. 4 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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