s2_recovery_tools_for_excel_4.0.1_setup.exe

S2 Recovery Tools for Microsoft Excel

Paul Pruitt

The application s2_recovery_tools_for_excel_4.0.1_setup.exe, “S2 Recovery Tools for Microsoft Excel Setup ” by Paul Pruitt has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
S2 Services   (signed by Paul Pruitt)

Product:
S2 Recovery Tools for Microsoft Excel

Description:
S2 Recovery Tools for Microsoft Excel Setup

MD5:
c3b23c468f10a6158bc27f493caa9461

SHA-1:
09cf60bd2b1f98e67407fc10496a0e8c6a4f4935

SHA-256:
88e4f625ae6033eb8dd09fc1a9cc12677a04eac1d1e2533aa6184dcf21fbaf4a

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:00:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3336

ESET NOD32
8.10451

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.1.8

File size:
11.1 MB (11,629,856 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\s2_recovery_tools_for_excel_4.0.1_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/11/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/11/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Paul Pruitt, OU=Sole Proprietor of S2 Services, O=Paul Pruitt, STREET=9006 Friars Rd, STREET=Bethesda, L=Paul Pruitt, S=MD, PostalCode=20817, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5AD65BEA6F03B4F8AAABED812ED9BF66

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:5tz7jVlh1jd+3jK/vq+S/uKvhTVOADGXDFVFlkxIFDADYjHa/86x+arG2M1s+X/T:5tjVRx+3ArEucTVOC8DAIaEs+arFMSab

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:
7.9997

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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