blinkxbeat_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 blinkxbeat_rocketfuelinstaller.exe by Verti Technology Group has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.vertitechnologygroup.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.144.0

MD5:
13093fd4090c7f2fe3887a9f6c5810cb

SHA-1:
81efb426256260f30a1e91ec9e3b6cab645f902b

SHA-256:
dc6401a7d42243f784df707f62e1703875674072b8d160c7bb15e48d4789f5bd

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
12/25/2024 1:09:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Verti
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-BGF [PUP]
2014.9-140711

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1714
9.0.1.0192

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.9265

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Verti
7/11/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Verti
t3scan.2.2.29

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Verti
14.0.0.3580

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Verti
v2014.07.11.01

McAfee
Artemis!13093FD4090C
5600.7073

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.crduqj
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VertiTechnologyGroup.EE
14.7.11.1

Sophos
Generic PUA IB
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1230
7.2.192

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
25226

File size:
501.5 KB (513,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.144.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/13/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/14/2015 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:
2F53536EA4011E81FBFFD28C4B0BEB6F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/10/2013 10:56:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MHzsDNhhxZmA0WStgAF0RQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsTkKFYUgmQ6nuZgkB:MmNhhnmdWSdyRQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/x/

Entry address:
0x3063F

Entry point:
E8, CD, 9F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 38, 51, 46, 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, 3C, 51, 46, 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, A0, 52, 46, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D3, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A4, 52, 46, 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:
6.4633

Code size:
288.5 KB (295,424 bytes)

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

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