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pricepeep.exe

Useful Software

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 pricepeep.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.allfree-apps.com.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
92a979b02f73f4806be7f92e11c9757b

SHA-1:
0b44707f33fcecfb68007a8729743ab7c3431fcd

SHA-256:
650fa56be300885cebb3f34df95060681e16ef76da44aa34047d03aa2907d378

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:44:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2712
9.0.1.0138

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9783

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
5/18/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Verti
v2014.05.18.12

McAfee
Artemis!92A979B02F73
5600.7126

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UsefulSoftware.J
14.5.18.12

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0428
7.2.138

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
29074

File size:
367.4 KB (376,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Useful Software, 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:
7DB9B4E338BDCF4F909F675C098B0E76

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2014 7:09:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:R4+MixC0NSs6FHtHwotSUOF5bGiExOEO71TgSAOr5LqE1cxfro7zF1W+LVy5p6aw:RF+0cNt/MUOFQ5xYaSV5LqE1cxfro7zR

Entry address:
0x226E1

Entry point:
E8, 7E, A7, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 90, 10, 45, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, 09, 86, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 6A, 4C, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 50, E8, EB, B3, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, DC, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC...
 
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Code size:
220 KB (225,280 bytes)

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

http://i.allfree-apps.com/stub/.../PricePeep.exe

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