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RealPlayer_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 RealPlayer_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. With this installer, users are expecting to download RealPlayer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.147.0

MD5:
f8435f1fbdd3ec16482fda0a22da7cbb

SHA-1:
55ea1e9b79b4ca3402db8303d1ac5128f407dd2b

SHA-256:
0341a1c3cf863d3ad531c24e77d3d9d47a653091c34c4b84c5402c625320bd91

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 11:10:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-BGF [PUP]
2014.9-140413

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3506

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2070
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9669

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
4/13/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.RocketFuel.A
v2014.04.13.10

McAfee
Artemis!F8435F1FBDD3
5600.7162

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VertiTechnologyGroup.EE
14.4.13.10

Sophos
Verti
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0313
7.2.103

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
28196

File size:
465.5 KB (476,664 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.147.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/13/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/14/2015 6:59:59 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:
1/10/2014 11:56:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:x8jvAlj/SGW2QGZLD4UxqeYqjA5p6mP71PzBoL/xsTkKFYwG36nuZq5F/IVG:Gvs7W2QyLDbxYqjA5p6mP71PzBoL/xsz

Entry address:
0x2832F

Entry point:
E8, AD, A8, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 38, C1, 45, 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, C1, 45, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, E7, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A0, C2, 45, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D4, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A4, C2, 45, 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:
6.4705

Code size:
254 KB (260,096 bytes)

The file RealPlayer_RocketFuelInstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/50/314/56/.../

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/50/314/56/.../

http://i.vertitechnologygroup.com/stub/.../RealPlayer_RocketFuelInstaller.exe

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