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microsoft-office-publisher.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-publisher.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 d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
deef0047c02c1a1aef7e316ea3d0c3d5

SHA-1:
a6df91ffadb50e9d587cb2ca14377cc8b202ffa0

SHA-256:
19f50525e31b675cd5a3049615396dd0ad280bd8f611d31896a2501a0871e639

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 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:
4/16/2024 12:48:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.390
7.11.165.22

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3394

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OX potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.182.12926

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.03.10

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbmr
0.28.2.61148

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5063361
31208

File size:
678.6 KB (694,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

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:znvp3N2kNZjtQT2d6FlSWRvKRQATRCyFyigL5aVvr8aewQ58:znvlN2cjaT2olSWRvpaFyDkV4wQ58

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-publisher.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?version=24042&domain=microsoft-office-publisher&name=Microsoft Office Publisher&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3QuaXQuc2Z0Y2RuLm5ldC9pdC9zY3JuLzQwMDAwLzQwNDExL21pY3Jvc29mdC1vZmZpY2UtcHVibGlzaGVyLTI3LnBuZw==&ss=http://screenshot.it.sftcdn.net/it/scrn/40000/.../microsoft-office-publisher-1.jpg?key=api&url=aHR0cDovL3d3dzIuYnV5b2ZmaWNlLm1pY3Jvc29mdC5jb20vZW1lYTEvcHJvZHVjdC5hc3B4P3NrdT0xMDIzNDQyNSZjYWNoZT0xODg4MDg4NzMyJmN1bHR1cmU9aXQtSVQ=&os=&lang=it_IT&desc=U29mdHdhcmUgcHJvZmVzc2lvbmFsZSBkaSBpbXBhZ2luYXppb25l&loc=IT&gs=1

http://inndl.com/download.php?version=24042&domain=microsoft-office-publisher&name=Microsoft Office Publisher&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3QuaXQuc2Z0Y2RuLm5ldC9pdC9zY3JuLzQwMDAwLzQwNDExL21pY3Jvc29mdC1vZmZpY2UtcHVibGlzaGVyLTI3LnBuZw==&ss=http://screenshot.it.sftcdn.net/it/scrn/40000/.../microsoft-office-publisher-1.jpg?key=api&url=aHR0cDovL3d3dzIuYnV5b2ZmaWNlLm1pY3Jvc29mdC5jb20vZW1lYTEvcHJvZHVjdC5hc3B4P3NrdT0xMDIzNDQyNSZjYWNoZT0xODg4MDg4NzMyJmN1bHR1cmU9aXQtSVQ=&os=&lang=it_IT&desc=U29mdHdhcmUgcHJvZmVzc2lvbmFsZSBkaSBpbXBhZ2luYXppb25l

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