mp3converterplus.exe

MP3 Converter Plus

MP3 TechSupport LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mp3converterplus.exe, “MP3 Converter Plus Setup Program” by MP3 TechSupport has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
MP3Rocket  (signed by MP3 TechSupport LLC)

Product:
MP3 Converter Plus

Description:
MP3 Converter Plus Setup Program

Version:
7.1.0

MD5:
84ecd3c08997a881f7d7332e81d76d27

SHA-1:
6a0b34d4363fb9b40dfa027239a4148270ab61e5

SHA-256:
3eb6e3d7ff85146d178d5be1c746ebfc2bf660e4241ae69b4ae544d865360a32

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

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:
4/29/2024 3:22:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.03.21

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11354

McAfee
Artemis!84ECD3C08997
5600.6759

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.5.20.14

File size:
1.1 MB (1,167,528 bytes)

Product version:
7.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © MP3Rocket

Original file name:
MP3 Converter PlusSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mp3converterplus.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/5/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/5/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MP3 TechSupport LLC, O=MP3 TechSupport LLC, L=Lehi, S=Utah, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
02DFD3B35E0B419DEB27602237B3976F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2014 12:26:02 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:K/xB2AUVbWNLHp0kT1Thvgbi0K7pNoGm8OGrVbLRr7+M:yAKNLJNRThvgG7V+GQGrVwM

Entry address:
0x5B174

Entry point:
E8, 75, AB, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, C4, 00, 00, 00, A1, B0, A2, 49, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 89, BD, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 1E, E8, AE, 2B, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, DC, F5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 24, 01, 00, 00, E8, E6, 6D, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 50, E8, DD, 6E, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0D, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 8A, F4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, 85, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 53, 6A, 3C, 99, 59, F7, F9, 66, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.2860

Code size:
497 KB (508,928 bytes)

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