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VideoPerformerSetup.exe

PurpleTech Software Inc

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application VideoPerformerSetup.exe by PurpleTech Software Inc has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. The setup program 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:
VideoPerformer  (signed by PurpleTech Software Inc)

Product:
VideoPerformer

Version:
14.9.12.11

MD5:
eed8c9a6ab6bd18507832de33108747a

SHA-1:
dfca2303a30d72978c7061a8378f2275dec753df

SHA-256:
72461d995cd9baa5f78c904f5d1dd5db5ddac63ea36200ec15e23e2e6935d2fa

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/23/2024 11:46:11 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.InstallBrain.E
868

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallBrain
2014.09.21

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallBrain.Gen
7.11.173.134

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-140919

AVG
Adware InstallBrain
2015.0.3346

Bitdefender
Adware.InstallBrain.E
1.0.20.1310

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8543
9.0.1.0262

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.InstallBrain
8.14.09.19.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.CP potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-3442f84d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.InstallBrain.E
11.2014-19-09_6

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallBrain
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of videoperformersetup(1).exe (Adware)
2014.11.30.7

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBrain
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallBrain.A
v2014.09.19.07

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.InstallBrain.E
15.0.0.786

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cypgup
0.28.0.60698

nProtect
Adware.InstallBrain.E
14.09.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.19.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PurpleTechSoftware.T
14.9.19.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.Graftor!6.18FC
23.00.65.14917

Sophos
InstallBrain
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Questionable.Resource
10349

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Badur
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4759033
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.16744
2.0.0.1857

File size:
1.2 MB (1,295,656 bytes)

Product version:
14.9.12.11

Copyright:
Copyright 2014

Original file name:
VideoPerformerSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PurpleTech Software Inc

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/15/2013 11:50:01 AM

Valid to:
9/11/2015 7:45:58 PM

Subject:
CN=PurpleTech Software Inc, O=PurpleTech Software Inc, L=Beaverton, S=Oregon, 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:
043990240F90A4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/10/2014 7:13:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9EfCvka3NYTX1dXi6kgaINVRX/diX2n0e435qkLeI+t2r48WQcYrKeWGOjbvD/+p:SfCL9YTX1dXiTcNjPdiGnT65qkYt2r4w

Entry address:
0x115F3

Entry point:
E8, D5, 70, 00, 00, E9, DA, 48, 00, 00, C7, 01, 80, B5, 41, 00, E9, 59, 4A, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 80, B5, 41, 00, E8, 46, 4A, 00, 00, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 3F, 92, 00, 00, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 56, 68, 00, 00, 03, 00, 68, 00, 00, 01, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, A0, 5D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 85, C0, 74, 0A, 56, 56, 56, 56, 56, E8, 22, 75, 00, 00, 5E, C3, E9, 0C, 95, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 56, 8B, F1, 83, 3E, 00, 75, 24, 6A, 00, 8D, 4D, FC, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.5200

Code size:
102.5 KB (104,960 bytes)

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