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 13 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:
34fd07a8e9624b6a2009b775ff734b2c

SHA-1:
ac793224ce697f097da98df4109d7762aa921e0c

SHA-256:
edfab3a915d922aba4d5406762a9a4f18f323fec82ccec816202860d110a43e6

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/23/2024 3:15:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.170.208

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

AVG
MalSign.Max Setup
2016.0.3182

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Intallcore.SCLL
19416

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.3.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgooh
0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ironSource
15.3.3.6

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
27960

File size:
792.9 KB (811,896 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:
8/14/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 6:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OnvBXk9w6PCmYGIMl0bvYDlXysuk5g1P5ZEMphv:OvRk9wsPlaMuegXZEMpt

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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Entropy:
7.8799

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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