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word installer.exe

Download and Install Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application word installer.exe by Download and Install has been detected as adware by 8 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from begin.downloadscenter.com.
Publisher:
Download and Install Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
388fce4471d8decd57cd1de3e352d80a

SHA-1:
e60c36095a3e451e7c05b54a5fcfedbe9be5fa14

SHA-256:
8bbb33b701485f636992bf4839a51d3a36a453536cc713a4700d95009526185a

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 '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:
12/28/2024 11:55:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.0197

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ES (variant)
8.9307

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
7/16/2014

McAfee
Artemis!388FCE4471D8
5600.7068

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadandInstall.O
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14714

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0110
7.2.197

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

File size:
627.5 KB (642,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\word installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download and Install Ltd

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/22/2012 1:33:56 AM

Valid to:
9/14/2014 10:31:22 AM

Subject:
CN=Download and Install Ltd, O=Download and Install Ltd, L=London, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
082658FA2A383E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:42XyMJfsGn9NGHy8nydSNzidTjBYj0m2nMqzXGe9zRsHN2j2vJ9H6fT:4ayMJfsCNiydSSE2Hzr9zy1R9cT

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7543

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://begin.downloadscenter.com/.../Word Installer.exe

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