7zip_rocketfuelinstaller.exe

Verti Technology Group, Inc.

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 7zip_rocketfuelinstaller.exe by Verti Technology Group has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.vertitechnologygroup.com.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.110.0

MD5:
a260cb6cfd6375ad93c7ba187fb011c1

SHA-1:
234ab8587048d2758ae936b819497fa2c8149032

SHA-256:
2429537b4c6c06888f8921a821ac4b557bc220bc42f2784175a3fac2778eccf9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/25/2024 12:59:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VertiTechnologyGroup.Y
14.8.2.9

File size:
441 KB (451,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.110.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7zip_rocketfuelinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/13/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/13/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", 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:
5E5A8F44B995DF01701554FBF18173B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2012 3:40:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KBq10SDTLEpCHErZY74CMEFs+7HTj8OGr+ept8pqCaSkBI6nuZDXJL:6q1b/LEpxq74CMEFs+7HTj8OGr+eptrg

Entry address:
0x22B88

Entry point:
E8, F8, 90, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, A8, 80, 44, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, AC, 80, 44, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, E6, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 10, 82, 44, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D3, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 14, 82, 44, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.8820

Code size:
204 KB (208,896 bytes)

The file 7zip_rocketfuelinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-1-175-151.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.1.175.151:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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