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openofficesuite-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application openofficesuite-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall 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:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
739b0744d941fc555ebf1917cbbee32f

SHA-1:
6fb043f08ec59395d61fa5bf48f28d35d06d7554

SHA-256:
9385be1c805860f29384a84ea48d492e8cdaa877b2eb60ac927981b8d64c6436

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 5:37:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen9
7.11.182.172

avast!
Adware-OH [Adw]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.OCK
19960

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-01-11_7

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.11.01.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.V
14.11.1.5

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
791.5 KB (810,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\openofficesuite-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 2:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CxpJgJzNGqv7K8sobvmEenOnseuE6FkhGS3piBNn:up23jDK8R7enOnb3GBn

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4611

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file openofficesuite-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files5.openoffice.us.com/dl?bc=4805&geo&geo

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