Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.) - 12% Detection Rate *

Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.)? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as InstallCore (fs) and ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen4. The detection rate for the Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.) files collected here is 12%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably see Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.) when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screengrab shows:

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

You can view the digital signature details for Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.) with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screenshot of a file signed by Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.):

Screenshot of the Alpha Source (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 Alpha Source (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 view 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 Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.), such as the street name, city and country.

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

Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.) Files

These are the Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.) files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
7/57mozilla_firefox.exe

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.) files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVwareInstallCore (fs)
AviraADWARE/InstallCore.Gen4
ComodoApplication.Win32.InstallCore.AKL
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/InstallCore.UN
GDataWin32.Application.InstallCore.DI
Qihoo-360Win32/Virus.Adware.eef
VIPREInstallCore (fs)

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 57 scan results for the Alpha Source (Fried Cookie Ltd.) files. 7 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

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

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