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word installer.exe

Download and Install Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application word installer.exe, “Product Installer” by Download and Install 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.
Publisher:
Setup  (signed by Download and Install Ltd)

Product:
Setup

Description:
Product Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0010

MD5:
a38b4da8cef72afb6a13eb23268713a2

SHA-1:
87db080ec9b69157110e57a1558f043a6c26fae1

SHA-256:
3d61c0288a929d256abdb3917703ec1f97265ea73c75c1a34b66178a4731346a

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:25:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DownloadandInstall.Installer (M)
16.1.4.10

File size:
1012.8 KB (1,037,056 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download and Install Ltd

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/22/2012 1:33:56 AM

Valid to:
9/14/2014 10:31:22 AM

Subject:
CN=Download and Install Ltd, O=Download and Install Ltd, L=London, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
082658FA2A383E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VC00h+89O6QjTmHlesQKwHvIuPmIR5JdxaP2MQw+SkupIae:Ih3IUles3wPIuPmIR5x+2aa1

Entry address:
0x8018

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, B0, 7F, 40, 00, E8, BC, C3, FF, FF, E8, 1B, FC, FF, FF, E8, 8A, B3, FF, FF, 8B, C0, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9787

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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