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installer_excel_spanish.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_excel_spanish.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from excel.descargar.es.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9e55a7fc063a37833833717d2cfed7d2

SHA-1:
590a996f370e25776308bfb1139e08313997d4e7

SHA-256:
0535a025b56d2b490a56336984d559ea985826766b905f7a46c245a2244db727

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:38:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.Packed.28459
9.0.1.0281

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PU potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of installer_adobe_flash_player_rusian.exe (Adware)
2015.10.8.23

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14161

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Vittalia
v2015.10.08.11

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6618

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmcz
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.FreeSoftware (M)
15.8.20.22

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35088

File size:
885.1 KB (906,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_excel_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Software LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 7:08:01 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 8:23:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 7:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:50+HnPpVEKmNLN8flMKj5Zz0Y8+C0RwnY1+/WNJTvg:zHn34elMKdZYU5qYgkVg

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file installer_excel_spanish.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://excel.descargar.es/down.php

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