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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 10 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 dl.playfizz.com.
Publisher:
GPV Entertainment, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9ab15a91e0fa2e18b4b1415a2be305a2

SHA-1:
1603bf45cd2505d709511cc35c089ea56bbdeeeb

SHA-256:
5a6f309f479895324f6cdf2f18789d69e73d0010892dbb0e75541274dad681e3

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/24/2024 10:40:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Agent.1581936
7.11.205.126

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.089

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/OpenCandy.A2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of playfizzsetup(1).exe (PUP)
2015.7.4.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15430

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.2266

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dgmkpp
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.GPVEntertainment
15.3.30.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

File size:
1.5 MB (1,581,936 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:
11/7/2012 6:24:37 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Yd6ZhzTTPPklf5Y/p1DfHzp928/G+jSBi5AaSZUu7Mj6CXdGova0h:lTTkf5Y/p1bVJvE8AapaMj6qZvai

Entry address:
0x1FB54

Entry point:
E8, AB, 52, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 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, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04...
 
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Entropy:
7.8669  (probably packed)

Code size:
164.5 KB (168,448 bytes)

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

http://dl.playfizz.com/pfdl/eNcnKFc0HVADIBEPijVY3cokVVn6Qg1VMOPCj1BBILoBZ8TwaWsAVaYaVxCj/WXe67GLnixBxdxWRCTYDhaAChGP46SsATdcrYvFf1JQ9yvHgFaYN7akafz0=//PlayFizzSetup.exe

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