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installer_microsoft_excel_spanish.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_microsoft_excel_spanish.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 18 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 download.programasplus.com.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
73343e813157d7a299d3ae317865e784

SHA-1:
9b855c1e94e0a42d2be69bd402bf0651f46f85df

SHA-256:
d71c99a8b0c132fd09f714713295219fb93145372e9d6de9fb25e38585c27916

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 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:
4/23/2024 1:54:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
1044

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Kryptik
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.139.154

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
1.0.20.435

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM
18003

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
8.14.03.28.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BVVE (variant)
8.9605

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Kryptik.BVVE!tr
3/28/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
11.2014-28-03_6

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
14.3.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.03.28.11

McAfee
Artemis!73343E813157
5600.7178

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
15.0.0.261

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140328

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.MaxSetup.b
14.3.28.12

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0327
7.2.87

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
27782

File size:
680.7 KB (697,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0nvpeW/FNX4/kKYEf6u1AagCV9jXOmBlCiMNgaqZlF+opBZ:0nvEKsEuWadzjeYlCiMNjqj0on

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Entropy:
7.8592

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://download.programasplus.com/installers/out/003260032700328/piid-20e6aba0d56fce056a6fa7eb775230e3/ax/programaspluscom/spanish/es/msie/microsoft_excel/d/761ee7b04c622011768417ddbbeb80a8/ici/.../installer_microsoft_excel_Spanish.exe

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