installer_openoffice.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 installer_openoffice.exe by IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS has been detected as adware by 9 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:
fabcb437c74ff26bbaa7996ba2676247

SHA-1:
745a47ec76f49eebf0da0d548e9baee6878c9a8f

SHA-256:
9b1c96990b5de58aa9677dd130b86ba1b9edbe932b40c75e241c2202f65fa39e

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
5/21/2024 1:46:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.165.156

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3363

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.33093
9.0.1.0246

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.NA
8.10217

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.03.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.IDEASSAASSOLUTIONS.U
14.9.3.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
32004

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\installer_openoffice.exe

Digital Signature
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:H5kpjGnX0V5XiZC7CIiCds65U1NpPCdQp0jHnMz6L+kGqjxI22fd1dv6KFP+gAae:H5k10kVtVHig55U/pq/nMz6iWSd7yKVK

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...
 
[+]

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_openoffice.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

Remove installer_openoffice.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security