install-openoffice-2.exe

Program software

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 software 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:
Prog Installer   (signed by Cpc Net Advertising LLC)

Product:
Program software

Description:
Program software Setup

MD5:
c0bae82a4a853dc4401a34e6b0a3da6c

SHA-1:
2b8d3abc04a259a1b290d06ee0a9a5fa6d2a0be1

SHA-256:
cb0358ff37a3c06d1ba29bec38f529c786ecd3ba6c67263a43be8d4473b94abc

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 2:46:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CpcNetAdvertising.Installer (M)
16.1.15.12

File size:
933.1 KB (955,456 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/1/2016 2:59:59 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 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mptqS92Jok0GGDVQphycNIhpg8WNdzo96n7pNnX:mPSakaVQpMcNMyfG67HnX

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 24 URLs.

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/.../cj JYbQ85TBt36SyQ6r 8IDUsYJ9XGJT9PXkK9XCZYWnAhKIQhbdVZEacXKQ4KEFGzOpIrL4QifvyGUFs&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=94hSetHdBDJvs33LjZNPuPOrohVAN85GswRNIVT2OLE=&c=c5lGpxxH1zr3/FSQd5P6Ey6sUG99Cv3/.../uFqbMHJxpLpsINhGDgI7fm61jxwlz4fyxn&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

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