install-openoffice-2.exe

Lotaduh

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, “Lotaduh 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:
Fanoto   (signed by Cpc Net Advertising LLC)

Product:
Lotaduh

Description:
Lotaduh Setup

MD5:
e3425f006b57fcca7eb2cc0d75208a4e

SHA-1:
84071f0f63c56d72283c5ba5c2793d085cae7ea4

SHA-256:
ce558188351a34f9f94a45aafff8437a1110eb5d71f027e4edb5998c1a44e90c

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
2/27/2025 8:28:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CpcNetAdvertising.Installer (M)
16.2.18.10

File size:
1 MB (1,079,968 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0

Copyright:
Lite Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\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:nINVhH8+kTLe7QVPOTW3Dv1w72i6RFjKT0HDxBYAK0Dc:nIv1caQVGTIDvW687

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 18 URLs.

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