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microsoft_excel.exe

Installer

Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft_excel.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives has been detected as adware by 3 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.
Publisher:
Internet software   (signed by Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
efe5955c0e351416b7ae1d1e7ea44c92

SHA-1:
c1fef578e8a4846dc85456ce20c8983b0c613428

SHA-256:
5ada48c279a4529f25dd78c12c6bde23c5a524e1f4200250dd5bf514cb207384

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
4/30/2024 12:48:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3201

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WT potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.installCore
15.3.20.19

File size:
743.8 KB (761,624 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/12/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/20/2016 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd, O=Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd, L=Petah Tikva, S=Petah Tikva, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0ECF1F40DAE092F2BFC5CB2FFCA12F72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EBLcpV6pXM+TJaY6RELpCZrJUtuYMp0/UKZILoSo9nCP3MohidxptHVkN73ToGGQ:EBLcapXM+TMjRELp0dUtrMK/UK+Lq9CT

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)

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