microsoft-office-2010.exe

program

Beta Installer (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 microsoft-office-2010.exe, “program Setup ” by Beta Installer (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.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by Beta Installer (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
program

Description:
program Setup

Version:
4.7.1.0

MD5:
c5c81166408364ff72cc3e0332b73bba

SHA-1:
927cb9bb67565b7064a06684673dfa2c64274d80

SHA-256:
e26f9350c9506d6c1514644d07e4cc359a25dbf222452f7f9e7e8d4f6c3e87d8

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:
11/16/2024 4:36:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
16.10.15.19

File size:
981.8 KB (1,005,328 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

Copyright:
Application

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}\microsoft-office-2010.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 5:08:27 PM

Valid to:
6/30/2016 6:57:41 PM

Subject:
CN=Beta Installer (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=Beta Installer (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121032E54B419E0CFF31154B788B27CAFED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gOgzXfB+STHFLtHVddSf7CwTvEowKEoIchf1qiumgxB/T:gJTfB+STl5zdS5TvEowKEVof1rumgxV

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.9229

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file microsoft-office-2010.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.towerchuckleclear.com/c?x=984S12h8QGNaEsnExg7qek3GUofxi7wH76sLrymEfN8=&c=uUdPzp9BvuK1/FUChIvBymfg42VxLRIAjX2IKb4eQclZ2nJBE52w/u5oA5Dpxa1F5YWr1cyvP5hsGqAoAYmNVJSvb3fDaClVL6frLb4GnIU0oCbkMgzJJOGXesLfvbyTK9kWIC784Z5 DRBbU9hLZw==&downloadAs=microsoft-office-2010.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1453240421/en/8/.../83929-92631-microsoft-office-2010.exe

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