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groovestream.exe

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Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application groovestream.exe, “Groove Stream ” by Optimum Installer 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from 1.inst.securedownlaoder.com.

File name:

groovestream.exe

Publisher:

OptimumInstaller (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:

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Description:

Groove Stream

Version:

1.0.0.1

MD5:

cb422b678e2c68e4651095a941b0f542

SHA-1:

672f619c077f9ebe8462218a98b0c1b52ff67959

SHA-256:

03b9743687527fa2e069dc24bbbf47d0ba39e7164ce1a405c904a3a1ca0699db

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

4/19/2024 5:40:12 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumI.Bundler (M)

16.7.12.12

File size:

609.6 KB (624,224 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

Original file name:

Setup.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:

Optimum Installer

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

11/7/2011 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:

11/7/2012 9:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, 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:

0809956535A889F9931BDEF10FF6814A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

2/7/2012 3:30:17 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:fduZ9p2ovku97JYOQDJ+Vj/aiTtB03xFZk6Re6OZ0WeJeghU+NpnK:FuZf2ovkutJYbDSjCiTtBkTu6Re6OK8d

Entry address:

0x4CC8D

Entry point:

E8, 03, E8, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 8B, 4D, 08, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 33, FF, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 21, 39, 7D, 14, 74, 1C, 3B, CF, 75, 1F, E8, 09, 08, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, EF, CF, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5B, C9, C3, 8B, 75, 18, 3B, F7, 74, 0D, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10, 39, 45, 14, 76, 21, 83, FB, FF, 74, 0B, 53, 57, 51, E8, 42, CB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10... 
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Code size:

420.5 KB (430,592 bytes)

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

http://1.inst.securedownlaoder.com/o/.../GrooveStream.exe

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