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groovestream.exe

VBLoader

Overall Media, Inc.

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application groovestream.exe by Overall Media 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Adknowledge  (signed by Overall Media, Inc.)

Product:
VBLoader

Version:
1.00

MD5:
35329b7d7d0c4e42b03a24dbadf3a7fa

SHA-1:
2fe8089982db08fd89a55715c8fb0b1e0bd47e87

SHA-256:
abb5e6ec5393ee1c35a45c9bdb0471564527217a1ce91f118a56004747ee0e4b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/19/2024 3:19:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OverallMedia.Bundler (M)
16.1.30.10

File size:
68.3 KB (69,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.00

Original file name:
optimum_installer_downloader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Overall Media, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/15/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/16/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Overall Media, Inc.", O="Overall Media, Inc.", STREET=855 Village Center Drv, STREET="Suite #336", L=St. Paul, S=MN, PostalCode=55127, C=US

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

Serial number:
20CC4646E1A4400DB7FA2D15D1C8F1CB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2014 9:17:04 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:vXcUlispvxt60dadoHyvliShAgIsiWMGltr8QZP0RU9f1:vX7pO0dae6AapIUtgQZP0Rm

Entry address:
0x16E4

Entry point:
68, 88, 1A, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 48, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, A9, 87, 47, A5, 81, 2D, DA, 40, 88, 68, 47, F7, 46, 5F, B6, 6E, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 00, 00, 50, 72, 6F, 6A, 65, 63, 74, 31, 00, 70, 59, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, C2, F0, F4, D0, 1C, D1, BF, 43, B0, FB, DC, 6E, 27, A3, 4E, 46, 01, 00, 00, 00, A0, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0

Code size:
32 KB (32,768 bytes)

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