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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as RealPlayer but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.141.0

MD5:
4ae50810c298a0e52b8a3d4c9c3ac357

SHA-1:
c5ba6e5b2fc0b4b0a5b5f6a273fa733592cc7ff2

SHA-256:
ab0f31827332ff1c32cec18014d19062b216971cff718f5d1656aa6f2dc46d52

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/24/2024 10:56:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti (M)
16.8.13.10

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\realplayer_rocketfuelinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/13/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/14/2015 5:59:59 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 10:12:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/YfM/NCRWq2lYxFg4umPQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsTkKFYWXO6nuZHsePp:1NeWZlYI4umPQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsc

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:
6.4400

Code size:
281.5 KB (288,256 bytes)

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