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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 program which is used to install the application. 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
GPV Entertainment, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
21750952aaf3a3fdf984202f7cdd9788

SHA-1:
c9ac11fefb3a9e313d555b17ee277bafd193f2ce

SHA-256:
1ec1235a41131e82351284d9a77abb27e76743c909460fc8bb0c99fdb0fe6e45

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:
4/26/2024 11:59:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.GPVEntertainment.S
14.11.21.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,143,216 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GPV Entertainment, LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/27/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2014 6:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
45EF66BE6B38E1B06237253AB9E5A32D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2013 3:15:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AvsG5HmEMt+jSBi5AaSZUuMj6CvtVKva0Z:6WcE8AapuMj68Uvau

Entry address:
0x23592

Entry point:
E8, 85, 77, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 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, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
7.7372  (probably packed)

Code size:
210 KB (215,040 bytes)

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

http://dl.playfizz.com/pfdl/eNcmKFc0HVADIBEPijBY3cokVVn6Qg1VMOiyj1BCIr0Cas xD1ksZIAQMGO8/WXe67GLnixBxdhWRBjcDgK4Vm2Px6SMKXs55MfhXhsc2yPfqGaoL7aodcXsQ/.../PlayFizzSetup.exe

http://playfizz.com/pages/.../pHKi4U Af7VxSYjRa4gyrj0U5wApuxIy6KDhZKwXBzT7j37g10UQI7D8Yv7AlYCTzWLOpkOqGff82DHkUaKYxYm5RHjLodmcZM2T7nxMHeg9d3MX6fvk4afq5o25Rj9gvB1MgWqtv fYF0wTE=&c=gameIdx1240

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