mediaplayerclassic_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 mediaplayerclassic_rocketfuelinstaller.exe by Verti Technology Group has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.132.0

MD5:
d3b9f53e63f093a85beb3818a73e5c86

SHA-1:
0fabdc2e4f2a87af36e255d02cb11ec2d7ef830f

SHA-256:
411240f7d25a1a63a68b0874eb8d122c3b2c2e0bddb94eee55818b6a535b6915

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/26/2024 5:07:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-BGF [PUP]
2014.9-140331

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
9.10392

Fortinet FortiGate
3/31/2014

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VertiTechnologyGroup.g
14.3.31.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
25852

File size:
483.5 KB (495,120 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\mediaplayerclassic_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/xsTkKFYRllaSkBI6nuZjfJ6:IXp5QA1T2Vfp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsTkKFj

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:
6.8265

Code size:
227 KB (232,448 bytes)

The file mediaplayerclassic_rocketfuelinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 17 URLs.

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/42/107/56/.../

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/42/170/56/.../

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/42/107/56/.../

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/42/209/42/.../

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/42/170/56/.../

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