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microsoft_excel_el.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 microsoft_excel_el.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 safe.to.download.downloadastro.com.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9c21fd2ea5138c311c76f6d1b3ce6ba0

SHA-1:
6b0162c6e3e3c7dca21618a2bb27b2fc2234f39d

SHA-256:
87d11ba3e94add5357bbd78d95e5814f4268a59d6c097c946a8dc015b6fc16c6

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:
5/10/2024 11:52:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.151.108

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141011

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3324

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18321

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0284

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY (variant)
8.9848

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Kryptik.BWJC!tr
10/11/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12184

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Maxsetup
v2014.10.11.07

McAfee
Artemis!9C21FD2EA513
5600.6980

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.S
14.10.11.19

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0330
7.2.284

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29614

File size:
718.1 KB (735,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/11/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/12/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1nvpSo+ENM69B3GBZnguYRgp79TeXknZvxZNGgbfKGJCN:1nvUo+ENM0gZgWfZbNGgbiGJC

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_excel_el.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://safe.to.download.downloadastro.com/microsoft_excel_el.exe

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