install-openoffice.exe

App program

Ideas Saas Solutions

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application install-openoffice.exe, “App program Setup ” by Ideas Saas Solutions 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. 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:
nuevos-programas.com  (signed by Ideas Saas Solutions)

Product:
App program

Description:
App program Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_33588

MD5:
04f1f53948caf29eff1f02d52fe6ebb2

SHA-1:
0f6dd04a9b1a4217145b73f2f9d8a03a6bd112d5

SHA-256:
5a7f7b088fcd1e43f0c48db9a4f37271a674da5097a85d19ded80f2b25b6df82

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 '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:
5/1/2024 10:11:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.10.21.0

File size:
706 KB (722,928 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/10/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ideas Saas Solutions, OU=IT, O=Ideas Saas Solutions, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
361A041B5677DE0A9EE4EDCD3AAA58B3

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:HyRCaTKSctX8m7u0dKCes2hh5VJtCWUECgiz0NIxD+NIx5sLDnSXNv4/L+R:HmCAnxKpcFUWUEPA0NIYNsyLDngviY

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.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.adsearchesfiles.com/?ic_user_id=613

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