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openofficesuite-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application openofficesuite-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall 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:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dc59683560bd3c9a141095c4bcd5cc50

SHA-1:
3ff62d4f6dc131ac3a4482f75f055d444973a798

SHA-256:
7a0099470c2ebe064bcc0b5573be34317e7b4b558cdbdae5d4e8eed6b59e434f

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 4:37:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2014.06.15

avast!
Adware-OH [Adw]
2014.9-150709

AVG
InstallC
2016.0.3053

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6650
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.OCK
19096

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.0190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2015-09-07_5

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of browserupdate-setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.9.23

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.0.60253

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Tightrope
15.4.6.10

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
29708

File size:
75.8 MB (79,450,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 11:07:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:upf+co/n5YRJTri+manihhf7EqYgVGHlk+CrJ:uzoP27wP7EKDz1

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
0.1432

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file openofficesuite-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files4.freedownloads.us.com/download/.../dl?s=google&c=FreeD_OOSuite_CCUS_All&brand=freedownloads.us.com&pid=TR&aid=boost&bc=963078&country=US&cb=1842159671

http://files5.freedownloads.us.com/dl?bc=963078

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