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 18 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:
816b0f60cdea94b4eafbaf94fdb74582

SHA-1:
b09198071ea26163afbe28ce00d44e91fc63eed6

SHA-256:
2f7366b687166f0e8f7d535f9c0739e0d4406d0a376ebf2881c003b80ef8f38b

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
5/2/2024 8:07:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150808

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3023

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.1588

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.163
9.0.1.0220

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12044

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
8/8/2015

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.95WKEY
15.8.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.207.16784

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1610

McAfee
Artemis!816B0F60CDEA
5600.6679

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.08.08.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MP3TechSupport.Installer (M)
15.8.8.22

Sophos
Generic PUA JB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0418
7.2.220

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
42626

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.248040
2.0.0.2153

File size:
1.1 MB (1,123,608 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}\downloads\mp3rocket.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/14/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/14/2017 6:59:59 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:
6/30/2015 8:29:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QAEN3pHN5/CEz6moGFC1C948vJDgBBTxaMTw1+c5+0puLoF5WY98rqADScLsrtXo:QAO3pHNRCEl4EDgDTxEKoGm8OVtXVGB

Entry address:
0x57424

Entry point:
E8, 75, 98, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 68, 00, 70, 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, F8, 19, 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:
7.2396

Code size:
499.5 KB (511,488 bytes)

The file mp3rocket.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://cdn.mp3rocketdownloadfiles.com/c?x=nzxl9AlkBkC8u0CHnapAtvhsmrOb PT1nLI0PloEWLQ=&c=/9xYohZUgc7BCCp9gy9MyhnaR3z00lCFJ7LhvAlx02Do5bgfuXd6T/jINrn4cAYthhgbgwUbXRbKoZNRpdgsCAtfVSIi6SZpGZKw3h3DV5khrvIUWkV9q48vknw9jyOXAaReQS0m8q2jlS/uKsZZAg==&fallback_url=http://www.imusicsearch.com/.../mp3rocket.exe&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe

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