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install-openoffice-2.exe

IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application install-openoffice-2.exe by IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS has been detected as adware by 5 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 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:
IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
15c74a5f7a83372fc27670fb72072c89

SHA-1:
8aee8af0aadaec7ac0297154473609a974cf9e24

SHA-256:
9cd96dd936f68314de4459df01f0611d5e7d5cb00d0e17b7254cf733372c5021

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 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:
4/24/2024 2:59:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.NA
8.9739

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.07.25.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.IDEASSAASSOLUTIONS.U
14.7.25.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
28706

File size:
668.7 KB (684,744 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\install-openoffice-2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/21/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC, O=IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4EEB1ED3CF36D8FA85CB8273F026C83A

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:R5kpjGnX0V5XiZC7CIiCds65U1NpPCdQp0jHnMz6L+kGqjxI22fd1dv6KFP+gAae:R5k10kVtVHig55U/pq/nMz6iWSd7yKVK

Entry address:
0x9C40

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file install-openoffice-2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://openoffice.version-gratuit.com/.../install-openoffice-2.exe

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