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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:
1e3e60192ac180b533b4c11d8a80ff89

SHA-1:
fcffdd5836e35bd3991a77cec0a733db4549bc3a

SHA-256:
2761013e909fba32b4eb1dd6f967d97698623006e43fbbb2706741fd0a373fa0

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:
4/24/2024 2:44:15 PM 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 (1,143,664 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 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:
7/9/2013 3:15:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WvsG5HmEMQ+jSBi5AaSZUuMj6CvtVKva0K:YW5E8AapuMj68UvaF

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:
7.7373  (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/eNcmKFc0HVADIBEPijBY3cokVVn6Qg1VMOayj1BCIr0Cas xDy8RJZM1VmOh/WXe67GLnixBxdhWRBjcDgK4Vm2Px6SMKXs55MfhXhsc2yPflGaML7KUfdnsQ/.../PlayFizzSetup.exe

http://playfizz.com/pages/.../pHKi4U Af7VxSYjRa4gyrj0U5wApulaXGBDBUPynVxV6HJl3gEZQ48CcU1g3grEU2kV4gfU7WWUpnBcl0SWvNAgsRFl7BXmtlG0zLvxN7NgYdjPnXYtUcYa6Aw0ptgrgPLmg==&c=gameIdx1240

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