setup-ziggygames.exe

ZiggyTV

MP3 TechSupport LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup-ziggygames.exe, “ZiggyTV Setup Program” by MP3 TechSupport has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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.
Publisher:
MP3Rocket  (signed by MP3 TechSupport LLC)

Product:
ZiggyTV

Description:
ZiggyTV Setup Program

Version:
5.1.0

MD5:
bca7e2b9c860d541ad0dae8499caf43e

SHA-1:
72483152f62ba8fd938a4b01b8e4ab596ef232e2

SHA-256:
2f36f154fb4a4ec62ce85e373bc43530c13c179fd62abd0f3e0b0b170b970225

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

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).

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:
4/25/2024 11:15:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150619

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15619

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.154
9.0.1.0170

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11812

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
6/19/2015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MP3TechSupport.Installer (M)
15.6.19.10

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0617
7.2.170

File size:
1.1 MB (1,162,688 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © MP3Rocket

Original file name:
ZiggyTVSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup-ziggygames.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/14/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/14/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MP3 TechSupport LLC, O=MP3 TechSupport LLC, L=Lehi, S=Utah, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
16A1E50EC9A3D10A9B18242160B68883

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/10/2015 8:43:03 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LO9JNX5H+m/dlFz6zVTVT6Ri0u7cS7oGm8O+bqqfnhx:0V3lkxTVec7gFGQ+B7

Entry address:
0x57044

Entry point:
E8, 65, 98, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 68, 20, 6C, 45, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, B8, A2, 49, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, 70, 19, 49, 00, E8, 9B, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, E8, BC, 22, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.2842

Code size:
498.5 KB (510,464 bytes)

The file setup-ziggygames.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.ziggygames.com/downloads/.../setup-ziggygames.exe

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