groovestream.exe

iBryte

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application groovestream.exe by iBryte 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
iBryte  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4c3a646459f9ce7d298af46f686f75f0

SHA-1:
2726a12c49c06eabe2e7996c5d4ca3947be4b051

SHA-256:
a37bff0d09b49aa2300128d32cb4fbecffd83b056e8fd49800f836de5b274180

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/27/2024 5:54:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.13.8

File size:
705.8 KB (722,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/16/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=iBryte, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=iBryte, L=New Castle County, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5B2B3E2D634718E9BD4D41725481BAF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/1/2011 9:03:52 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x624CA

Entry point:
E8, 1C, EB, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 8B, 4D, 08, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 33, FF, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 21, 39, 7D, 14, 74, 1C, 3B, CF, 75, 1F, E8, 13, 09, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 15, D6, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5B, C9, C3, 8B, 75, 18, 3B, F7, 74, 0D, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10, 39, 45, 14, 76, 21, 83, FB, FF, 74, 0B, 53, 57, 51, E8, B5, C9, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.4561

Code size:
513 KB (525,312 bytes)

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