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:
e499f4b4fccc72814737d9ac90d5431d

SHA-1:
c3801cde3404f00a57a1747c111586ba33be911e

SHA-256:
43488fd702d62925deb7c5def8a4c10052b222b02c28b5591323c9e9e90852e8

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:
4/23/2024 10:00:13 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
2014.9-160121

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2858

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.16121

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.171
9.0.1.021

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
1/21/2016

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.95WKEY
16.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.210.17499

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.785

McAfee
Artemis!03401FFC6A8D
5600.6514

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
16.01.21.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MP3TechSupport.Installer (M)
16.1.21.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.RDM.37!5.2B[F1]
23.00.65.16119

Sophos
Generic PUA JB
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.MP3Rocket/Variant
9373

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0418
7.2.21

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 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/14/2017 8:59:59 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:
1/7/2016 1:47:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:h4y65/C7QEGIdpTAlv5eoGm8Od7tOkGN396h:hSkQdKpT4v5jGQTGN396h

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 18 URLs.

http://www.mp3rocketnowbest.com/c?x=QehPrHxlC4fmuPqKa4kAGXl/FA 57JXO2HP/bT3Rs9c=&c=xfz/7MN8NBRSTEKUPj55Chal1nczvLuFtOwgRVwx2u6jwC 7yw4J8Vv9aCI01GKXgj8u1KKaheLawHvi0gsTQ27R7OPLacNNSxEJFIWz4qnH/lkYttFURPvIAveFcn2k982Iumz3MV6jDjIY0XWHZA==&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.safefiles.net/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.mp3rocketnowbest.com/c?x=mM4kfWIxyhtJrJvXxvhducpHZR8qIBTgd yWYTkqHls=&c=m5d1Rh54rFEnud5rv40O/yHWdqWMlcqS/scawJyVgT0njJAksWrowst0GsyCQJ3pUYbh2DnjbNviKkuFCoy oIVBGU1hSHZ0sHxpBlXcSrw0PiJHsh lOMEUnRIMUPsMfheVv0HyUJwJOeoUHjkYA==&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.safefiles.net/.../mp3rocket.exe

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

http://www.mp3rocketnowbest.com/c?x=kWDRr6cw1Vq95t8c/Cuae/R06JJuh0bSQewtTBsP1lc=&c=106sSA6pmKBynI0mBsQfUAD0Vmu2tEETa3zAFQcJ5nhNc0H/S5hZWBfKqU1bNrruvnew2PRQbslAhZj6eEnyQN8p9mUMIubSoBF wHcaUlreKQAcR/ nDdix7B8qxSpwzb6e9lndCEL/DC4WsXvKiA==&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.imusicsearch.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.mp3rocketnowbest.com/c?x=sK4GBSg 7sAgG97d5linw00qGBewHbnwtjK2I cHTDs=&c=qGqOP0KKg5chxqT/0UIGToyRhSm /hdATga5l/ixnMVd6FAWb4PVK3z2mai1UiE24JjV7QELrgeZ0vFiOaIZGiK7cI7tCt5zEtuF/mz/4ok=&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.safefiles.net/.../mp3rocket.exe

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