gimp_rocketfuelinstaller.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 gimp_rocketfuelinstaller.exe by Verti Technology Group has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.vertitechnologygroup.com.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.132.0

MD5:
35e44694ae3d6a0675628998fab0ea8c

SHA-1:
f2c96a14fb487b73c164347bd2a4ecdbdb81025e

SHA-256:
5b68c4626caa8b91ec4f2a7e9f35ce2270b7052241d81e880a7685890ae0c873

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
4/24/2024 11:20:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-BGF [PUP]
2014.9-150719

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
9.10392

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.VertiTechnologyGroup.Bundler (M)
15.7.6.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
22226

File size:
483.5 KB (495,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.132.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/13/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/13/2013 6:59:59 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:
5/9/2013 12:13:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+lg3Xp6+4HA1Tin5Vfp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsTkKFYRllaSkBI6nuZjuJe:3Xp5QA1T2Vfp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsTkKF2

Entry address:
0x27778

Entry point:
E8, 28, 94, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 38, 01, 45, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 3C, 01, 45, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, E6, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A0, 02, 45, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D3, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A4, 02, 45, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.8267

Code size:
227 KB (232,448 bytes)

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

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/38/4296/426/.../

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