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smartmediaconverter.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 smartmediaconverter.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 8 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
f9bd954305d61e2804820eb0f9d52d73

SHA-1:
85e3078f4e19e338376c10066e9e4b51154db3b0

SHA-256:
7c185c0ccd408f62eb1467e61660726c94c50371c9b48d7f20c60fa2e4697c0e

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/20/2024 12:32:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2712
9.0.1.0124

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9754

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
5/4/2014

McAfee
Artemis!F9BD954305D6
5600.7141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UsefulSoftware.T
14.5.4.10

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0430
7.2.124

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
28826

File size:
367.5 KB (376,296 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\smartmediaconverter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2014 11:59:59 PM

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 6:09:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:x4+MixC0NSs6FHtHwotSUOF5bGiExOEO71TgSAOr5LqE1cxfro7zF1W+LVy5p6ah:xF+0cNt/MUOFQ5xYaSV5LqE1cxfro7zC

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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Entropy:
6.3845

Code size:
220 KB (225,280 bytes)

The file smartmediaconverter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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

http://inst.allfree-apps.com/dl/361/16616/5821/.../

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