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mp3rocket.exe

MP3 Rocket

MP3 TechSupport Inc.

The application mp3rocket.exe, “MP3 Rocket Setup Program” by MP3 TechSupport has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 20 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.mp3rocket.me and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
MP3 Rocket Inc.  (signed by MP3 TechSupport Inc.)

Product:
MP3 Rocket

Description:
MP3 Rocket Setup Program

Version:
7.3.0

MD5:
2256bdd33e326219a557adbd4f2bc95a

SHA-1:
c228107edab115bbb2efcedd2bf46416b1f2f715

SHA-256:
77fa8c027920d86871946b9bfe8ce2252792c4c46139042a1db47d6aed6d12c9

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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).

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 9:02:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.05.05

avast!
Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
2014.9-150611

AVG
JS/MultiBundle
2016.0.3082

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15611

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.141
9.0.1.0162

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11574

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
6/11/2015

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.95WKEY
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.MultiBundleS
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15799

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1905

McAfee
Artemis!2256BDD33E32
5600.6738

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.06.11.12

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.Installer.SCCE.Meta
15.6.11.0

Sophos
Generic PUA JB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0413
7.2.162

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
39940

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.243272
2.0.0.2166

File size:
1.1 MB (1,126,976 bytes)

Product version:
7.3.0

Copyright:
Copyright © MP3 Rocket Inc.

Original file name:
MP3 RocketSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MP3 TechSupport Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/25/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/25/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MP3 TechSupport Inc., O=MP3 TechSupport Inc., STREET=701 Rossland Road East, STREET=Suite 363, L=Whitby, S=Ontario, PostalCode=L1N 9K3, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00942502E50B09BD176D7FFDEDA742A257

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2014 6:26:02 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:M/xB2AUVbWNLHp0kT1ThvgHvoGm8OGPToJsrqU+W:sAKNLJNRThvgHAGQGLfqW

Entry address:
0x5B174

Entry point:
E8, 75, AB, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, C4, 00, 00, 00, A1, B0, A2, 49, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 89, BD, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 1E, E8, AE, 2B, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, DC, F5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 24, 01, 00, 00, E8, E6, 6D, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 50, E8, DD, 6E, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0D, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 8A, F4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, 85, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 53, 6A, 3C, 99, 59, F7, F9, 66, 89...
 
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Code size:
497 KB (508,928 bytes)

The file mp3rocket.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

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

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

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

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

http://localhost:37848/continue?TiCredToken=11413&Source=WTP&URL=http://www.mp3rocket.me/.../mp3rocket.exe

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

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