microsoft-office-2013.exe

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft-office-2013.exe by FITDownloader has been detected as adware by 10 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 inndl.com.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9028a9ef6959a3f1ca9fffdf9ac872f1

SHA-1:
6dbffe7554c5b01e6d1f862fba6520cacbe2efa6

SHA-256:
7c34f99792a7485d46ba2eb97128240e855175de3580c752b56cbd33db63c174

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/24/2024 12:25:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.zkr
7.11.206.190

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3209

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.464
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PS potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AG.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14846

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FITDownloader
15.2.3.12

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

File size:
735.7 KB (753,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft-office-2013.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

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:aIvpUft/1FwEmmC8KOpe8imcWd9pI7gDkVJJmlDgyJKFuX9lzvyqXY6qo6dduLWL:aIvCF/1Fw9mC8hA8imcWb+UDKDmlDbRE

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file microsoft-office-2013.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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