install-openoffice-2.exe

Ganimicip

Cpc Net Advertising LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application install-openoffice-2.exe, “Ganimicip Setup ” by Cpc Net Advertising has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Apache OpenOffice but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Cpc Net Advertising LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ganimicip

Description:
Ganimicip Setup

Version:
4.4.3.5

MD5:
02bff951099e3a4dc55bc90e19a3c120

SHA-1:
1765f9b38f044bd83927be0557f6c5adad81c133

SHA-256:
523a5a60a50a5d9f8f52e0912cb93960d2ec7d5637abd55777049ed72c5e3880

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:22:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CpcNetAd.Installer (M)
16.3.11.7

File size:
1 MB (1,088,488 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.1

Copyright:
Internet Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\install-openoffice-2.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/1/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Cpc Net Advertising LLC, OU=IT, O=Cpc Net Advertising LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2BC1DD7AA35DE89A0D5276ECD7AE32AF

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:awDrF+oZYaRHGWJ5+4rfYRu+3wLoiaL8OzQiHB7CTHHA:aoVKaRHfJoiYRTwL0IOBCTA

Entry address:
0x9C40

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file install-openoffice-2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 14 URLs.

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=Q4DTBkaKdAIzjR0a/AjcZCNZ3nCxzcyMOeOvN7NLVus=&c=uHXuorbDuM4f2hDfFaLkLWMq/UszSiQg2grzfrUW9TNQEuzxWtQDUQhBW3k3uNoMuMtxQdMOmk/.../JHgGRYm24x9h3ORenPJVO5m2MladkQ&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

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