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installer_openoffice_spanish.exe

Application Program internet

Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_openoffice_spanish.exe, “Application Program internet Setup ” by Alpha IS (Fried Cookie) 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Internet Application   (signed by Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application Program internet

Description:
Application Program internet Setup

Version:
4.2.1.6

MD5:
046c6a65b0ed7e69d0b900833f706004

SHA-1:
efd8303c67434d2783185f9194ec382bc442fc10

SHA-256:
16fc3ea03b66b51d980b7e22c40bd0ec9efa2abdd4d851d69be87bc546c3dbc4

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 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:
2/25/2025 6:41:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.5.4.13

File size:
707.8 KB (724,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\installer_openoffice_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2014 1:18:37 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 1:18:37 PM

Subject:
CN=Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Alpha IS (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121962D8525A83028B6F2C9B6CA31C3CA2C

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:KPSGNfdtOIxbOl86a/5TZ5t0aGxcKkd8ewjzSNFuCRctf+NM4Sb0URw4HWQ1bqQw:KPSUfKSOlLaR14a0BM7OkM9bPfHWQ1bv

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://downloadv.programasplus.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=ici&ut=92df7e15dff9b372a579751ce0e4b5da&aa=ax/1/programaspluscom//&ua=msie&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLnByb2dyYW1hc3BsdXMuY29tL2luc3RhbGxlcnMvb3V0LzAwMjI1MDAyMjYwMDIyNy9waWlkLTU0ZWYxNTQ0ODc3ZGYzLjA2OTg5NTg1L2F4LzEvcHJvZ3JhbWFzcGx1c2NvbS9zcGFuaXNoL2VzL21zaWUvb3Blbm9mZmljZS9kLzVhYjI2MzVlOWYyYjQ3OTNiMjJhNjBiNzJlY2QxZWNiL2ljaS9uYS9uYS9pbnN0YWxsZXJfb3Blbm9mZmljZV9TcGFuaXNoLmV4ZQ==&p=UFJPR1JBTUFTUExVU0NPTQ==&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9heC8xL3Byb2dyYW1hc3BsdXNjb20vc3BhbmlzaC9lcy9tc2llL29wZW5vZmZpY2UvZC81YWIyNjM1ZTlmMmI0NzkzYjIyYTYwYjcyZWNkMWVjYi9pY2kvbmEvbmEvaW5zdGFsbGVyX29wZW5vZmZpY2VfU3BhbmlzaC5leGU=&loop=5&s=

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