installer_openoffice.exe

Application installer

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 installer_openoffice.exe, “Application installer 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:
Software   (signed by ideas saas solutions LLC)

Product:
Application installer

Description:
Application installer Setup

MD5:
c1581b0f4ad510d819e4559d35698a0f

SHA-1:
8ec09288d0d45960ddd50e4c102c560920f51592

SHA-256:
2827c67e2d5a474353b32365fe0df1d74d53cfde943c90170d9c76f70efd2b9b

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 5:57:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.21.22

File size:
691.1 KB (707,712 bytes)

Product version:
2.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/11/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2016 12:59:59 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 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Xh6GrJOo1NxP7UyqMvgNHpsklN9T8/cP//RchUu8yXPmHYrk4ZdT1mD:Xh6IOo1b4yBwHp9lf4/cP/pkUu8yXP1k

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 installer_openoffice.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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