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videoperformersetup.exe

Video Performer

Red Balloons Software, LLC

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 videoperformersetup.exe by Red Balloons Software has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
Red Balloons Software, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Video Performer

Version:
1.12.12.13

MD5:
4dee971e669fefbfe65bf234e8ae0a80

SHA-1:
ae2a2e27ca7cea0b0ec0871c9e35a9fd5f1f39bf

SHA-256:
bd55dbea61b028eff0aa44b33da626d4a648c7f85d43f1498a103dc0dbf0a2bd

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:14:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallBrain
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallBrain.Gen
7.11.150.214

avast!
Win32:InstallBrain-AM [PUP]
2014.9-150419

AVG
Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader
2016.0.3134

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallBrain.BE
18306

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1737
9.0.1.0109

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.BH potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of videoperformersetup(1).exe (Adware)
2015.7.21.5

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12155

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallBrain
v2015.04.19.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvmfkw
0.28.0.59921

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Performersoft.Installer
15.4.19.14

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.17536
2.0.0.2144

File size:
1.7 MB (1,768,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.12.12.13

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\videoperformersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Red Balloons Software, LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/19/2013 10:13:54 AM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 10:13:54 AM

Subject:
CN="Red Balloons Software, LLC", O="Red Balloons Software, LLC", L=San Francisco, S=California, 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:
2B41EF13399233

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2013 3:17:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:CUS8aYUr7Ru39Pd0P5L8+aBFsEpTFJE4PXh9PeEWP:CWDUr7S9Pd0PraBPhZ

Entry address:
0xAD669

Entry point:
E8, D7, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 1C, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8D, 4D, E4, E8, 5C, DE, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 10, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, C0, 74, 02, 89, 30, 85, F6, 75, 24, E8, 2C, 1E, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 98, 2C, 00, 00, 80, 7D, F0, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 45, EC, 83, 60, 70, FD, 33, C0, E9, E0, 01, 00, 00, 83, 7D, 14, 00, 74, 0C, 83, 7D, 14, 02, 7C, D0, 83, 7D, 14, 24, 7F, CA, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 4D, E4, 53, 8A, 1E, 57, 8D, 7E, 01, 83, B9, AC, 00, 00, 00, 01, 7E, 17, 8D, 45, E4, 50, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
6.8841

Code size:
916 KB (937,984 bytes)

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