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installer_microsoft_excel_French.exe

100Blogs SL

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_microsoft_excel_French.exe by 100Blogs SL has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM 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 domsem.com.edgesuite.net.
Publisher:
100Blogs SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f57eb163fe7cd3f13c5512f9f0ed1953

SHA-1:
c587ab4c0f13060162b7fa47d2760e0997f47fac

SHA-256:
9f38e748f1daff751c96addca5be982c8311ddb0eabf4b3b6add11ab4ca562bf

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/5/2024 9:48:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.144181
7.11.147.82

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140509

AVG
Generic_c
2015.0.3479

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.HYE
18217

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MW
8.9663

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
5/9/2014

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.OUXLMY
14.5.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.13.01

McAfee
Artemis!B81EA9CCBC0E
5600.7162

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f76
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.100BlogsSL.a
14.5.9.15

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0428
7.2.129

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28194

File size:
664.6 KB (680,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
100Blogs SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/14/2013 4:18:59 AM

Valid to:
10/14/2016 4:18:59 AM

Subject:
CN=100Blogs SL, O=100Blogs SL, L=CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES, S=BARCELONA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B93142DC69C91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:C6gpT/xLoVzERg5tauY0+PRFILuXY8kziQjnjA:C6gBJLoVMg5ta97j4KCjA

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8638

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://domsem.com.edgesuite.net/installers/out/003050030600307/ax/allfilewincom/french/fr-adc/chrome/microsoft_excel/d/782198027fc5094c479d3ef9a43b22b5/.../installer_microsoft_excel_French.exe

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