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 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.allfree-apps.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.147.0

MD5:
efc62554642b17415f2847b9b67caeda

SHA-1:
93ce1ac7491095ad13ff5b8e2f0a801227df2619

SHA-256:
962856e354d5989d73015f4a733eec36b38f45e296bea415e8133bc2e9c5ef05

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
5/10/2024 8:02:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-BGF [PUP]
2014.9-140413

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2070
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9518

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
4/13/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RocketFuel.A
v2014.04.13.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VertiTechnologyGroup.EE
14.4.13.10

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0228
7.2.103

File size:
465.5 KB (476,664 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.147.0

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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/13/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/14/2015 6:59:59 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:
1/10/2014 11:56:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:x8jvAlj/SGW2QGZLD4UxqeYqjA5p6mP71PzBoL/xsTkKFYwG36nuZq5F/IVk:Gvs7W2QyLDbxYqjA5p6mP71PzBoL/xs9

Entry address:
0x2832F

Entry point:
E8, AD, A8, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 38, C1, 45, 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, C1, 45, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, E7, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A0, C2, 45, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D4, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A4, C2, 45, 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:
6.4705

Code size:
254 KB (260,096 bytes)

The file PDFCreator_RocketFuelInstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

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