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mp3rocket.exe

MP3 Support

The application mp3rocket.exe, “MP3Rocket-Win.exe” by MP3 Support has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
MP3 Support  (signed and verified)

Description:
MP3Rocket-Win.exe

Version:
6.3.2

MD5:
90fbf6594726a5a43f8a478f3b82699a

SHA-1:
1266fb91cf3c42b5f81288a90a9d7db92f993838

SHA-256:
338abda9c18cf716529cadcec5c39683e4f17054157e9d25ba41cc3ad0c42fce

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:01:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.9190

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MP3Support.J
14.4.18.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1
23.00.65.14416

File size:
9.8 MB (10,243,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mp3rocket.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MP3 Support

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/6/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MP3 Support, OU=SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, O=MP3 Support, L=Oshawa, S=Ontario, C=CA

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

Serial number:
6CA038127129FA262DA256411F21A600

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 7:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ooP/5Ec9eKBmX4JxRKrHb3snfVES8z6FQLSQ1fAGKoi/xsRYbklCYnH2EQtMqkX4:r/e87KPcaLqjgWoI8YwcE/tP+e9VKf5/

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9994

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file mp3rocket.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 13 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/70/54/.../mp3rocket.exe

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

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

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

http://www.ezmp3s.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://d5.mp3rocket.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

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

http://www.all-free-songs.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.mp3searchbot.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.imp3tunes.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.mp3musicfox.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

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

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/96/96/.../mp3rocket.exe

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