openoffice.exe

Installation Wizard

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application openoffice.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Apache OpenOffice but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
SecuredDownload  (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Installation Wizard

Version:
1.0.13.24053

MD5:
79b2a95a3798cd986217c12e7d139b1f

SHA-1:
f157872888d4ca979a5ec236225990354869b936

SHA-256:
2894e8371df06b1255322739bb1a9e5a38d57a089174fa75a246c9f1ffe97a5c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 7:24:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.15.9

File size:
1.2 MB (1,217,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.13.24053

Copyright:
SecuredDownload

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/20/2016 3:52:17 PM

Valid to:
5/17/2017 3:53:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11218D42D633AAFCED2E0A8CAF0245EEE3D1

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

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file openoffice.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bitstagcontent.com/K wqXpMTqdkRVi Fa1GCZ7OPed1GxhFyEESwOku9cOcuuDg2xYSQKvKniDl9r7qvCths0NJQj E916Qa1tyjj32q95q5pY2qNJFexALrWqdhohIY2ZaMANk x8slLKL42y0QTqbaldIl3N1iNqsljP9pkXJjrtUywWXPQmAWwImtj0nTsdbfOjUWiYlxySExx38PDkieLjZP9pkPf7zad9vJxWZlxA==-GzEAAMQ2RzH5gSBmwWpJV0VYWRdiyCQS6QvbQNxYUWQ1EutJRMoctruclfEB

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