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install-openoffice-2.exe

Program Installer App

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, “Program Installer App 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Apache OpenOffice but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by Cpc Net Advertising LLC)

Product:
Program Installer App

Description:
Program Installer App Setup

MD5:
4a4cb8ade0530b5134942468d82201e8

SHA-1:
286e97b98b1ef87ad1096d21f4ca6690d773c671

SHA-256:
11c7baa8d35b595ca74fbab84752b7c5ef549f9fc367ea0b482e86d17036d0d0

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:59:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CpcNetAd.Installer (M)
16.4.13.17

File size:
923.1 KB (945,264 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\install-openoffice-2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cpc Net Advertising LLC

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:SdwJ8K5SQqMODIEykySJoJFSHROC5kiquIxIiv7z4B:SSy+OD5yAoJFSxOgkFJxI87zE

Entry address:
0xA5F8

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file install-openoffice-2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=1yVkqMMBmHksDZYKSdKJTdunewe48AqP0HIkYYWP8K4=&c=wwTZPaHqU6cgFu7wjqgn6mJh72ohdXVdZCKlH8Bo8ib7CjvlhssHYl /.../gXbZbkGXVmHqQm1YNAVurKU5VQIkDspgMVNpo4u0ilE5k1fJHycwQf5eZEle4wzmJcHqm0EFPCxorHP0BfxH2Q==&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=ortEFUpvjN/xyI/R7yHGM6iq 9ucQPtZDQfZzW CyiI=&c=lST7rNtUd5OqW3QlRAfhDlstZngIYawS80Iow31w4I/GGl1MaD88QR54zdbqnotq0PDxoNQSoxcncG59cH91JlcfFZUDNcLno/8PJ0v6W0WtEfoxhTtbf3o/.../GrwAOpcbaT4EmzqYB8MHh5Wvskg==&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=7SbMcuEmU7RIDpnfIIo2CucB/KxT3F5tGJ0cM0e7jcg=&c=/.../okvA==&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

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