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openofficesetup.exe

Generic Internet

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The application openofficesetup.exe, “Generic Internet Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Apache OpenOffice but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Web

Product:
Generic Internet

Description:
Generic Internet Setup

Version:
1.7.2.2

MD5:
862ee06182de3d1f43f817a3937c0940

SHA-1:
d44acd80ecbcb26adabc15b17c3901caf18d848f

SHA-256:
7c8fe3ab9940519719a76bcc31f183729298665a251a28b97e1e943640900912

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
5/6/2024 2:55:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150506

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15527

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of googleearthsetup.exe
2015.8.4.17

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM06.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallCore
15.5.27.9

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0506
7.2.147

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40418

File size:
754.8 KB (772,943 bytes)

Product version:
2.6

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lf9GHEVqz9jtCFC7L4klW09LFEdih8p/mUeW7aWNjAjLsIkpqzMclDmKijVZEKe7:lf9eTPCswQHF/8pmUcklVczn9mpVZ3e7

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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Entropy:
7.8855

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://download-for-u.org/?dl=1&pi=ATa4Aja1AjMzNw==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&dr=cHaWck1JcrVu dDmIKNlvExthXN3DKV0NQDzcj1QDyDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWDK4m7dAWVVAm7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8yAZM4AZMROTnm7K2pDZ1fOTgyAzMyNTnyAw==&pd=2323Um2l2k1oDXvlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AzM1NTCwAZMq

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