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 20 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:
7.3.2

MD5:
9b027dba43e76602c185ed5de15e84dc

SHA-1:
1fdfefc6effa6a7e423c60f4bb3f7dc2d99517f0

SHA-256:
c8dbf25685223632b946851fa8934ec54567c0fa70c70e8c0d84ac0d893afa52

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:22:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-151021

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2949

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.151021

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.171
9.0.1.0294

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12438

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
10/21/2015

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.95WKEY
15.10.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.211.17595

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1241

McAfee
Artemis!03401FFC6A8D
5600.6605

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.10.21.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MP3TechSupport.Installer (M)
15.10.21.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.RDM.37!5.2B[F1]
23.00.65.151019

Sophos
Generic PUA JB
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.MP3Rocket/Variant
9555

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0418
7.2.294

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
44692

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.805012
2.0.0.2462

File size:
1.1 MB (1,127,360 bytes)

Product version:
7.3.2

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}\downloads\mp3rocket.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/15/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2017 12:59:59 AM

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:
10/7/2015 5:58:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:P9HUHAC8tC+AEiO+1++tV/gFwIS5YIBTwOZ9xEOe1EU1ALoF5WY98rqADSuHsrtO:FHeAFtCmiFV4wIETwOxFoGm8ObtXt

Entry address:
0x575B4

Entry point:
E8, 75, 98, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 68, 90, 71, 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, B8, 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, 10, 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:
500 KB (512,000 bytes)

The file mp3rocket.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 29 URLs.

http://www.mp3rocketnowbest.com/c?x=oPebX3Sc5NINzz6eA19d3S86i2mpQ19orzspMDYCDfE=&c=gtPALTL4HmIuMXQK6lvbzsV/UtYUoNKhM5ItLT7pgc2wJNnbUaTqpPSr8Sh86U3r GRB1xLx7l raqCsfuD5D aAE9aVxP1c4 goa9D6CuyzBTflxSVXM2XyKdUxe1cCXGJ1j9EDwEonQ28SHNMI7w==&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.safefiles.net/.../mp3rocket.exe

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

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

http://www.mp3rocketnowbest.com/c?x=GSmkqsux 51v /Q8i/ryeNPt5XSObHQaQ6pVzfpdaiw=&c=qkpRDDre itjfQQnIK9fEy JratEjx6PIJzf8q6xR0c91V8sfFAOpIGX/m9HBa2HSiuByM2wFJhLWioHbk6cFvRAc2o5X6K4GF6qO EEOrRKiLHCgbI3IV/PomZBBCENjRZdY8aRgbAq8K7hHbS4Zg==&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.safefiles.net/.../mp3rocket.exe

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

http://mp3-rocket.joydownload.com/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXDyCf4UfO5CV530RJ0YyqsWxLzYNbB6KM18Ceh8TMnj8kFbk3kYqmlZieuyxdSMGmeGuq1E/Y9wLNyhJ/.../H glmRgH5sv3iVLqOPMpwj6tQMVc7c2pHjnq8c7DwXlkeeMLEJY2enUhuvDjWQhqzRyx3c9FASeiDA75sdm9kx0uZ3jFsyc=

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

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

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

&onid=2071&oid=3001-2071_4-76071617&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=internet/dl-managers&topicbrcrm=&pid=14483626&mfgid=6280279&merid=6280279&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=9b01d998f8b98461c4f13b5f&viewguid=Ztw0TGyEcR4IVxJuPyuFcICOvnJSllLYY28F&destUrl=http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/14/48/36/.../mp3rocket.exe

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