microsoft_office_powerpoint_2007_12.0_downloader.exe

Apponic

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft_office_powerpoint_2007_12.0_downloader.exe by Apponic has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer.
Publisher:
Apponic  (signed and verified)

MD5:
be7cbb4ffa3908ef226c19d811445bfd

SHA-1:
b1e9669e47bbaef438b7f182e49778bdf16a2e36

SHA-256:
ca99b78791a4b25ee0eaf37523ceeb5eb00e09326e195e318108993e4c926055

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/19/2024 10:44:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Apponic (M)
16.2.13.22

File size:
588.1 KB (602,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft_office_powerpoint_2007_12.0_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/17/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Apponic, O=Apponic, STREET=No.60 Zhonghui Road, L=Shanghai, S=NA, PostalCode=201111, C=CN

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

Serial number:
2F3BD13194565DD281F4181974127E2B

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:s4RpPSXfFfxWdm2ceZey12eM4Rb07a9S4c4CDE/ECXpp:s4R9Sv1xmm2Z0ykeP50DE/ECXp

Entry address:
0x9C40

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)