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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 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
GPV Entertainment, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d86fe5650ce8d92eb6ea53a616b491df

SHA-1:
4fb9ba4d8f25a28fe980182f809138b18e06c443

SHA-256:
e18ce38ff76755dbab3deec3df35d0d89b6f1f49e1855cdb99ded5b7a28f456b

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 10:20:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe application
8.7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.GPVEntertainment.N
14.11.21.23

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

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\playfizzsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GPV Entertainment, LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/7/2012 2:18:56 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2013 1:31:25 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 6:58:47 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:qfXgVQKimt5zZzq8AasCm4Z7XOAlygFu+jSBi5AaSZUuMj6CXdGmVKva0h:CGNfUGzOAlzE8AapuMj6qBUvaO

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)

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