pobierz_apache_openoffice_4.1.0_win_x86.exe

New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pobierz_apache_openoffice_4.1.0_win_x86.exe by New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Apache OpenOffice but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:

MD5:
6a0d96d8fcdd4234b877dd8d90d319d4

SHA-1:
05f497db5f159f8ce3c69068b177c401fbe4c4d5

SHA-256:
ac84d7a4cc90908c216f4fa7cf8ce2be2e4e2c166f729df9cbdc2f9856c5f1d4

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 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:
1/14/2025 2:43:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.NewSoftw (M)
16.3.15.4

File size:
717.2 KB (734,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pobierz_apache_openoffice_4.1.0_win_x86.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/27/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/28/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski", O="New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski", STREET=UL. GEN. JAROSŁAWA DĄBROWSKIEGO 12, L=ZIELONA GÓRA, S=Lubuskie, PostalCode=65-021, C=PL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0DE11D08CBBDEACAE4DAC6F5A6ACF559

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:P4FaIJ0I7/fA4vNE/shIrgO8US7FtR3rcwVBzyxyklcOiidofTq1b5EW:P4FtJZHA4Ss2rg4Oj3rLVBzyxVZGLQbR

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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