open officesetup.exe

SuperCool Applications

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application open officesetup.exe by SuperCool Applications has been detected as adware by 14 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 www.downloadablecdn.com.
Publisher:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4dac2cb7a5e5249cd0dfd8f74a8ff35d

SHA-1:
35ef8569ce33d82c68c8a295d75613688e26f3a5

SHA-256:
2080c0b8f6b637c40a49036be8bfa04fb147f241b2108623a17db65557ede994

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:40:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.184.126

avast!
Win32:InstallCore-HH [PUP]
150129-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LA
2014.0.4253

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25861
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13980

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ironSource
15.2.11.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15209

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.2062

File size:
1.1 MB (1,107,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SuperCool Applications, O=SuperCool Applications, STREET=63 Ronthscheld Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
7239B70290995A99967AE1DE581942C0

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):
24576:+vSnlMWQo9RhvM5KTQ4pFQs7M8Pr7KwPMTzF+2KC:OYLfM5MO8PrvEzFBKC

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 open officesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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