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openofficesuite-setup.exe

Zoobam

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 Zoobam 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 Tightrope WebInstall installer. 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:
Zoobam  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dfbfe1ca9350d8c29b068d4eca8c4a13

SHA-1:
d75b8029f4ed137820e396d350d8e9a2d6dc214e

SHA-256:
1e77002f622c9349a379e5ed4f0f2d22d8d720c0d6a30d25133828a35016e538

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 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:
4/19/2024 4:46:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope (M)
16.8.9.10

File size:
833.4 KB (853,392 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:
Zoobam

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/15/2014 8:27:59 PM

Valid to:
10/15/2017 8:27:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zoobam, O=Zoobam, L=Kirkland, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EA9D31E75E043

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/7/2014 9:56:37 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:I9jnxpJA9Kua6nPQSQsTnmc0Q9FxDNiZzSfOr0+z3962z7NbkGfxRee8:kjxpW93nn0InTJDN2efOr0+kaVxR8

Entry address:
0x3522

Entry point:
81, EC, 78, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, C6, 44, 24, 0C, 20, 57, 8B, EB, BF, A0, 83, 40, 00, 8B, F3, E8, FC, 3C, 00, 00, FF, 15, 08, 87, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 80, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 0C, 87, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, C4, 4C, 42, 00, E8, 26, 2A, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 50, 44, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 30, 50, 53, 68, E3, 83, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 81, 40, 00, 68, E4, 83, 40, 00, 68, 60, 44, 42, 00, E8, 40, 2C, 00, 00, FF, 15, A8, 80, 40, 00, 50, 68, 00, A0, 42, 00, E8, 2F, 2C, 00, 00, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.4944

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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

http://files5.openoffice.us.com/dl?bc=1134476&geo&geo

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