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openoffice setup.exe

Hoto

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application openoffice setup.exe, “Hoto Setup ” by Darwen Marketing 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Apache OpenOffice but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Dadebo   (signed by Darwen Marketing Inc.)

Product:
Hoto

Description:
Hoto Setup

Version:
2.8.4.7

MD5:
ea05423aa7128ffc532158d96ad82c7b

SHA-1:
a8e9c6ce41aea6f277d8382c91336b41080deb32

SHA-256:
f2041efa971462cbc47a764b9f9ef70c0180813e3c999bdd91e3db237c3dab9b

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 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:
11/23/2024 9:39:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.30.18

File size:
1019.6 KB (1,044,080 bytes)

Product version:
5.3.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Darwen Marketing Inc.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/15/2016 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/17/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., OU=IT, O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1F1F22B813CDB509DAAD9139C753C40F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0kBsNRYFVgYLNg7wMVwjy76tYrf4E5PeJaU14WrrwvmO:0HrQgYeVNgQ4CW1420B

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 openoffice setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.flashlaboratoryapp.com/WVl6OTRQV1ZOVWtSeWRGWjBVVUZKV1NVeVFtMHdiREIxY2xCbmVuUlVUa2w2Uldsa1JsaFFlREZrVWxkbVdqSTFSU1V6UkNaalBXY2xNa1oyYm05NWJ6VnRRbmhrYm1KM1ZqQnlTMUZhUkdReU1HZFRhWFZaWW1jbE1rWXhWVGRCVmxoVlJHOTNVbk5GWmxFbE1rWlBNRmQ1ZEdkUVVHYzFWMWs0VlcxS1ZuSnBhV1lsTWtaVGVXaHVXVVkzWWxKeVZHSjJZMU5CUkRNeU4wcDJaRGRzVEd4TU9GVnpNMk40Ym1SWWR6SXhSRk5rTnpka2NuaFNXR2hGYzNscGFGb21aRzkzYm14dllXUkJjejFQY0dWdVQyWm1hV05sSzFObGRIVndMbVY0WlE9PQ==

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