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 file 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:
24a360a3bdb25556cfeb6eca5b621e63

SHA-1:
c67394274cfd6c77d4ee83dde24f28ae262d4b73

SHA-256:
9c84a25dbc08920cbaf2d5905438cc948b75d8c45b2113925f456eb161bd6def

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 3:02:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CpcNetAdvertising.Installer (M)
16.1.10.3

File size:
933.1 KB (955,456 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

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.ci7lpda.partial

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):
24576:4ptqS92Jok0GGDVQphycNIhpg8WNdzo96n7pNnX:4PSakaVQpMcNMyfG67HnX

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 22 URLs.

http://www.siteadvisor.com/restricted.html?domain=http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=a1xRPop3EuYdzBgHGXz57iSb9YFNtda84WlCcw7BxOs=&c= hhGVmnNzhKycIPKK/.../Cl2CwBW3Nm7 PmXHa9KB770hzS0cyzCvCrQZ3FclzIAqKWMDvB lqGQPLqDaZZuxc40arlQtMbzEztKcCMpeT8czA5j6nKY&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe&originalURL=-942599473&pip=false&premium=false&client_uid=98071839&client_ver=4.0.1.207&client_type=IEPlugin&suite=true&aff_id=662&locale=fr_FR&ui=1&os_ver=6.3.0.0

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