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microsoft_excel.exe

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Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft_excel.exe, “Web Setup ” by Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives has been detected as adware by 4 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.

File name:

microsoft_excel.exe

Publisher:

Internet (signed by Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd)

Product:

Web

Description:

Web Setup

Version:

5.5.1.2

MD5:

54640266286c7016aa3543e752f07cb2

SHA-1:

6a76d58f3d9e17a6a51e312b7daba2d1cda83f2b

SHA-256:

b465aed6340f1a995ecc1fdd46c8e36843c6b05099dff4ebcde278cacb117147

Scanner detections:

4 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

12/27/2024 6:27:54 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3196

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.15216

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.WT potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.installCore

15.3.20.19

File size:

739.3 KB (757,048 bytes)

Product version:

2.6.3

Internet Web

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft_excel.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd

Authority:

DigiCert Inc

Valid from:

1/12/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/20/2016 2:00:00 PM

Subject:

CN=Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd, O=Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd, L=Petah Tikva, S=Petah Tikva, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:

0ECF1F40DAE092F2BFC5CB2FFCA12F72

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):

12288:kY1pWUVaA0k112xibejqz+Gn8+AtTEBmvMjS0iES7E6Gq3BxWFC:kY1oCaUMEcqzL87tTeO0iESQ6vDWU

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8541

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://safe.download.toinstallnow.com/?ic_user_id=9267

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