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pdfcreator_rocketfuelinstaller.exe

Verti Technology Group, Inc.

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application pdfcreator_rocketfuelinstaller.exe by Verti Technology Group has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.vertitechnologygroup.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.144.0

MD5:
a0875ff9ee03482352167fdab37faf41

SHA-1:
6eebb518b27c1e74f5f6881db871ffdc1c34daa4

SHA-256:
44d04802715fcd8d89903250ebd827df01fc18bdca806ce19c13eb3c16ded6d7

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 4:26:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Verti
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-BGF [PUP]
2014.9-140320

Bkav FE
W32.Clod11b.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1714
9.0.1.079

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9275

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Verti
3/20/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mediaplayerclassic_rocketfuelinstaller.exe (Adware)
2014.5.10.11

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Verti
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10807

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Verti
14.0.0.4143

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Verti
v2014.03.20.07

McAfee
Artemis!C3AA6D895EBE
5600.7135

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.crduqj
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VertiTechnologyGroup.EE
14.3.20.7

Sophos
Generic PUA OD
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1210
7.2.79

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
25288

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
501.5 KB (513,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.144.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/14/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/14/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2F53536EA4011E81FBFFD28C4B0BEB6F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/10/2013 3:56:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MHzsDNhhxZmA0WStgAF0RQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsTkKFYUgmQ6nuZgkD:MmNhhnmdWSdyRQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/x9

Entry address:
0x3063F

Entry point:
E8, CD, 9F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 38, 51, 46, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 3C, 51, 46, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, E6, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A0, 52, 46, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D3, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A4, 52, 46, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.4633

Code size:
288.5 KB (295,424 bytes)

The file pdfcreator_rocketfuelinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/43/5219/43/.../

http://i.vertitechnologygroup.com/stub/.../PDFCreator_RocketFuelInstaller.exe

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