» openofficesetup.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

openofficesetup.exe

Generic App

Web Internet

The application openofficesetup.exe, “Generic App Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.

File name:

openofficesetup.exe

Publisher:

Web Internet

Product:

Generic App

Description:

Generic App Setup

Version:

3.3.5.2

MD5:

1b8f388882c9edbc4209b2aa41aa1502

SHA-1:

6d25eece4e2454178b650dbf45a636b1f1660011

SHA-256:

4362e1f63250ce67fc3da4df7ff5d610a2bd1055f43336800a0da11c84e612dc

Scanner detections:

6 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

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:

11/24/2024 4:56:28 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Malware-gen

2014.9-150410

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.1559

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.YW potentially unwanted (variant)

9.11540

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of windowsmoviemakersetup.exe

2015.7.11.22

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.InstallCore

15.5.8.23

Trend Micro House Call

Suspicious_GEN.F47V0427

7.2.129

File size:

778.5 KB (797,189 bytes)

Product version:

4.3.2

Application Generic

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:NkWnrbiz2VgCrDcQiAlBZzzX4aGW6rvAzriK:NZrbi6V7rIQiAbofWEUriK

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... 
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Entropy:

7.8919

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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