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install-openoffice-2.exe

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ideas saas solutions 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, “Internet Setup ” by ideas saas solutions has been detected as adware 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:
Generic Web   (signed by ideas saas solutions LLC)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
2f9b20c4628a1a6cd834ea987c2d15e6

SHA-1:
fc14b75267d5d224216ffedc018309712234ca30

SHA-256:
65445a5c9bb010059d9ffa5a7717dd4a319ef51cf34a9fcf18ef388034cc4b82

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/5/2024 5:55:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.29.15

File size:
686.5 KB (702,976 bytes)

Product version:
4.7.2

Copyright:
Application Web Generic

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:
ideas saas solutions LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/11/2015 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2016 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ideas saas solutions LLC, OU=IT, O=ideas saas solutions LLC, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
05DEC57EA7207BF0123E0FF19087E17D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 8:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kxJp2C37PVHXcpr3Kgx/0OiWKoj63pbm/GZKX4ql6IfVMYxaEAac5fsau:kxJYQtMp6+LijbmyKX4ql6IfvZAF5fs

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 URL.

http://cdn.adsearchesfiles.com/?ic_user_id=613

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