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install-openoffice-2.exe

Fepa

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, “Fepa Setup ” by CPC Net adVertising llc 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:
CPC Net adVertising llc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fepa

Description:
Fepa Setup

MD5:
48a2ecc4575ce9f5aebb60b75c2cb563

SHA-1:
e2bc63b3ed737e4ca208124524cd58ab7dbd3b28

SHA-256:
202058e76fe7d27fe0cf14318283bd7e0afde3aa284b9c72545380f396e65200

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:
12/27/2024 3:21:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.10.9

File size:
961.3 KB (984,416 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

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
Signed by:
CPC Net adVertising llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/14/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2017 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:
3A1AFB5694D65DFB7794393E557E5340

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:T+ihrttJ03KNnUMnbYr3/Exhi1FMBTlP0QjcpMXVJoE:T/hR8MnUrPETi1FGpfh

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.tourapplicationslaboratory.com/c?x=s9A3d6HrKMXWb9zzDhtLvABJPPlx36v05mUT OuyOOk=&c=HECQfLLuN1MfqKDio OqONwYz5AeUpLdYjVnXaPZuptGIqTG08vkBXEHMASOkJJeIfknaHeVv4h5N3BLx KmHnKMcM3qXU7vlrU/.../gZccOhlRyrUkAohTD8&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

http://www.tourapplicationslaboratory.com/c?x=Al5aNoCP baRwaqxi/B4uVrJx0qvr0o8B6V86aMz7uQ=&c=Z/.../IWcJRLHU3Zlx ke2 XuLZkOeUzl0XYg2CNnXUn6ZSIIj3j7gXh6uGC9t0tW0YQv38 hkGFuQMllmJdrCC1KW52swMEiZ7dxjV9Xnk73K&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

http://www.tourapplicationslaboratory.com/.../Fbwdw qtg 0Zupa1wfxyUwphR0aGmNsvS7O1g5hlzf1TiQsyvY7hw Bp1L5baMO2IX9 QJjhc2IvsiT&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install-openoffice-2.exe

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