popcorntv_rocketfuelinstaller.exe

Verti Technology Group, Inc.

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application popcorntv_rocketfuelinstaller.exe by Verti Technology Group has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.vertitechnologygroup.com.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.141.0

MD5:
fa068e1a9c333a559e94ddfe051ca5cf

SHA-1:
c428f25e9cf65ed6dddd37076e32cace147b19fe

SHA-256:
2b9df96006211cf48179d3de9b2471a025bae28cab96818604d80c3ffbc436ab

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:30:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.1596

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1697
9.0.1.0306

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

McAfee
Artemis!FA068E1A9C33
5600.6650

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dihkik
0.30.0.296

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20151102

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.VertiTechnologyGroup.Bundler (M)
15.9.6.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Verti!6.179D
23.00.65.151031

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1117
7.2.249

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4790114
38050

File size:
491.8 KB (503,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.141.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/13/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/14/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2F53536EA4011E81FBFFD28C4B0BEB6F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/14/2013 8:12:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/YfM/NCRWq2lYxFg4umPQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsTkKFYWXO6nuZHsePy:1NeWZlYI4umPQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsT

Entry address:
0x2EB0F

Entry point:
E8, DD, 9F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 38, 31, 46, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 3C, 31, 46, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, E6, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A0, 32, 46, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D3, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A4, 32, 46, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.4401

Code size:
281.5 KB (288,256 bytes)

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

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