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Video Performer.exe

Video Performer

PurpleTech Software Inc

This is part of a Performersoft product, a 'PC optimzation' application that provides minimal benifits and may have been bundled by a third party installer. The application Video Performer.exe by PurpleTech Software Inc has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. It bundles additional offers, mostly adware, using the InstallBrain installer, a pay-per-install monetization download manager. InstallBrain will also install a background updater service that will update any installed browser add-ons and plug-ins.
Publisher:
PurpleTech Software Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Video Performer

Version:
1.1.4.14

MD5:
1f5a050cb5ec0ddfc20776b0dbfa45fa

SHA-1:
cd9592c3e2a612c54b15d72f3a9a3fa4e96324ba

SHA-256:
f31eb06707f41e3dec598a856b1a47110b0974dcfd94349d6818611b694dbb24

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallBrain monetization platform from iBario to deliver bundled adware both search toolbars and PC optimizers from Performersoft.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 5:50:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallBrain
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallBrain.Gen
7.11.142.176

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2269
9.0.1.0101

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.BH (variant)
8.9663

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.11.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PurpleTechSoftware.P
14.8.7.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.SmartInstaller!1.9EA6
23.00.65.14409

File size:
2.1 MB (2,155,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.4.14

Copyright:
Copyright 2013

Original file name:
Video Performer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PurpleTech Software Inc

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/11/2012 10:45:58 PM

Valid to:
9/11/2015 10:45:58 PM

Subject:
CN=PurpleTech Software Inc, O=PurpleTech Software Inc, L=Beaverton, S=OR, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00C5C4C135A4BC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2014 10:12:33 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:6ljCmzvH7WXswMQBucc6nW34DmTJq0XBTX16ihqEdKT:6A4Tmsw3ucc6k4qNTX16i+

Entry address:
0xEE128

Entry point:
E8, 5B, B4, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C, 83, 3D, 80, D0, 58, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 2D, 5B, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 14, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 29, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, B0, E2, 4E, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
6.7742

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,242,624 bytes)

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

http://www.softologicsa.com/.../$iMgjXZlsZEFgvRUU?exename=VideoPerformerSetup&cid=3608&lang=en&tid=EI_l6405341e0p0v175109834s2682519c19997495_6e2131-de4e30a1-04b5975-22135540-ab9c653e_yvZvCpfuKAA3IzEBAAAAANJmSwAAAAAAAgAMAAIAAAAAAP8AAAABASriTAAAAAAAwZ9WAAAAAADdvGEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC.NxQAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8AZdadBT4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwzDa7McKrKzskNzw319jaMLCzN8aoM8so0yKvIcTWL1AUAvsoLQA==

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