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

Version:
1.0.147.0

MD5:
dd6fbb10391ca48f619411d459db8dcb

SHA-1:
acbb40b2bdca425d828d3fca8abf8ea58dd98f9a

SHA-256:
e998fc1f98afc01e1342cc13fd4e517d300de1219b8e1c883a5bc64f012ad10a

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/23/2024 2:08:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-BGF [PUP]
2014.9-140422

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3496

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2070
9.0.1.0112

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9481

Fortinet FortiGate
PossibleThreat.SB!tr.dldr
4/22/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RocketFuel.A
v2014.04.22.02

McAfee
Artemis!DD6FBB10391C
5600.7152

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VertiTechnologyGroup.EE
14.4.22.14

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0131
7.2.112

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
26908

File size:
465.5 KB (476,672 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:
11/14/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/15/2015 12:59:59 AM

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 5:56:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:W8jvAlj/SGW2QGZLD4UxqeYqjA5p6mP71PzBoL/xsTkKFYwG36nuZq5F/If:Fvs7W2QyLDbxYqjA5p6mP71PzBoL/xsg

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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Code size:
254 KB (260,096 bytes)

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

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

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