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 21 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:
ba89fa6a60e6a6612608612f62213d6c

SHA-1:
64e6f68e9ef6e0a39b90ff7f59610e2609e5a951

SHA-256:
25e3e416852ea16a807f70f18026b506e1cf3a4f0756b60e2a0c98335a6dbb2d

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
5/5/2024 10:33:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/OpenCandy.Gen
8.3.2.4

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160114

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2864

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.16114

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.171
9.0.1.014

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.E potentially unsafe (variant)
10.12392

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
1/14/2016

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.95WKEY
16.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.210.17499

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.816

McAfee
Artemis!03401FFC6A8D
5600.6520

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
16.01.14.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MP3TechSupport.Installer (M)
16.1.14.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.RDM.37!5.2B[F1]
23.00.65.16112

Sophos
Generic PUA JB
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.MP3Rocket/Variant
9385

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0418
7.2.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
44482

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.260269
2.0.0.2302

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:
4/14/2015 7:30:00 PM

Valid to:
4/14/2017 7:29:59 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:
1/7/2016 12:17:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Q4y65/C7QEGIdpTAlv5eoGm8Od7tOkGN396Z:QSkQdKpT4v5jGQTGN396Z

Entry address:
0x57524

Entry point:
E8, 75, 98, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 68, 00, 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, 50, 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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Code size:
500 KB (512,000 bytes)

The file mp3rocket.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 15 URLs.

http://www.mp3rocketnowbest.com/c?x=ddXobtS8o38iNP5VaTLeLoBSmHwVZ23oFwU2iLCNJvE=&c=i9QO8sQLPX2z4OkZA0hteJ7vEdCSyVcKZqA7LB4U3cIoP7HEKn1fNo2GaCVgep/FE3Vqd8IP0/T96ms4r1M3i/re0Mpuy1aq9kMfxbpafis=&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.safefiles.net/.../mp3rocket.exe

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

http://www.mp3rocketnowbest.com/c?x=UrM6/71zW3/8bwdi3jdtwZ5KOXgyXORjws2Bv0xQZ2k=&c=phejsv1VBxMHPrWeXiGL2 s7uULEsS7RJ74sxcJgP5EhqW2PJRq4pGJRRa0GqJNo5QOGN6 CfbG5QhjTymnAnzJeYnjkQ3Kt70engDcvEF0=&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.imusicsearch.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.mp3rocketnowbest.com/c?x=CyTQoVXq76rHZ704nZC/vJtrSwYIDMwOluYe XHtOe0=&c=BJgTVTKa1bOFiA4StySL1Jy VaDJ1jvuuwt 9YsWnYhvd5KefihJbLjtILYvY3w5d9BMiXdF fvXp skynaLp sel7wM5ti8Dreu1FjS5iEH/DoYrLMqLHXudKifX3pCse0/xBjqDXOT5HKr1kcHxQ==&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.imusicsearch.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

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

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