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playfizzsetup.exe

GPV Entertainment, LLC

The application playfizzsetup.exe by GPV Entertainment has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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 playfizz.com.
Publisher:
GPV Entertainment, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a9f828d6e1483c7b2dcb0cfb1c53adf8

SHA-1:
0c1df7ce1845d3a1db77de3fe294e5e1fb054987

SHA-256:
1c40b45a3973951b8d2a577d04c3e671ac86e4e2aff080e620e781f37f959fc6

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
4/19/2024 11:01:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dgmkpp
0.28.6.63850

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.GPVEntertainment.N
14.12.11.4

File size:
1.6 MB (1,724,272 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GPV Entertainment, LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/7/2012 3:18:56 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2013 2:31:25 PM

Subject:
CN="GPV Entertainment, LLC", O="GPV Entertainment, LLC", L=San Francisco, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EE308636E9AF0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/18/2013 7:58:47 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:qfXgVQKimt55Zzq8AasCm4Z7XOAlygFu+jSBi5AaSZUuMj6CXdGmVKva0L:CGDfUGzOAlzE8AapuMj6qBUvaI

Entry address:
0x24879

Entry point:
E8, 9B, 77, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24...
 
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Entropy:
7.8557  (probably packed)

Code size:
215 KB (220,160 bytes)

The file playfizzsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://playfizz.com/pages/.../p5mr 2hEpfxuITDUfga0O4BaAjFYHVtxyavNU3vR9kq7mbtwa7vQUcXsKo16pH0KdlFXr2nSijhk3XsC1cCPSAhhHmX1wXrWr5QB7GwE7BIE=&c=gameIdxprod840101

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