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boostinstaller.exe

Verti Technology Group, Inc.

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application boostinstaller.exe by Verti Technology Group has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.vertitechnologygroup.com.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a5a5434f499b84073d2d75a71797dca5

SHA-1:
c7e0aff924dec84c37fb29ae702b0479869c5c5a

SHA-256:
af2957ed7faf81c69a87c48451e489af5381a0215782ad998bbbb6fc61d34c98

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
4/18/2024 9:16:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-BGF [PUP]
2014.9-150808

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.VertiTechnologyGroup.Bundler (M)
15.8.8.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1204
7.2.220

File size:
785.7 KB (804,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/13/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/13/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
5E5A8F44B995DF01701554FBF18173B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:P2ITJnnXeKEj4WwXM9r9XIrBfq6eyp1V7JyfmF+TxdtkDsNbpy:P2oxXeKEjM89xXmq6eyp1QmF+TtkgNbg

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5466

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://i.vertitechnologygroup.com/inst/software/BE7F58BB-0A1F-40C0-91D5-FA4943D18E6D/.../Boost_610001_1010.exe

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