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mp3rocket.exe

MP3 Rocket

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 mp3rocket.exe, “MP3 Rocket Setup Program” by MP3 TechSupport has been detected as adware by 11 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:
MP3 Rocket Inc.  (signed by MP3 TechSupport LLC)

Product:
MP3 Rocket

Description:
MP3 Rocket Setup Program

Version:
7.3.0

MD5:
34200d3c38eb1ffd660fc6ca1bb0565e

SHA-1:
0cc76f81300b87cb911ac941d7afdb149ae7ab45

SHA-256:
8e251f47df2571c51ecfd15ecb77dc505a7fbf8d00d84ac1c020383df3cf9f54

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 '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:
4/23/2024 5:23:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150604

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15527

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.144
9.0.1.0147

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11691

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
5/27/2015

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1937

McAfee
Artemis!34200D3C38EB
5600.6752

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.5.27.18

Sophos
Generic PUA JB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0525
7.2.147

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40604

File size:
1.1 MB (1,125,312 bytes)

Product version:
7.3.0

Copyright:
Copyright © MP3 Rocket Inc.

Original file name:
MP3 RocketSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\7g7qtaba\mp3rocket.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MP3 TechSupport LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/14/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/14/2017 4:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
16A1E50EC9A3D10A9B18242160B68883

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/15/2015 9:47:51 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ehDZeAf5GzGQLyAxkKT/dPykIioGm8OpPToP/Dd0pMq:cZZALRmKT/4kIXGQpLcipMq

Entry address:
0x57084

Entry point:
E8, 65, 98, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 68, 60, 6C, 45, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, AC, A2, 49, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 1A, 49, 00, E8, 9B, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, E8, BC, 22, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.2430

Code size:
498.5 KB (510,464 bytes)

The file mp3rocket.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://www.psprocket.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.mp3rocket.me/.../download.php

http://www.mp3rocket.me/.../MP3Rocket_Setup.exe

http://d5.mp3rocket.com/.../MP3Rocket-Win.exe

http://www.mp3rocket.me/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.allcoolmusic.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.allmusicdownloads.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

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