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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application groovestream.exe, “Groove Stream ” 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)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Groove Stream

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
6524f1810b739302500915e7f2b6842f

SHA-1:
d23a39e1ee1e578354d4a38f57211c2a57a5357d

SHA-256:
ebf914ed74fa472d2b5cce19c02c4457f53eba26a445c85d24ed0e172dd56d3b

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 6:16:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.2.28.10

File size:
677.2 KB (693,424 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Original file name:
Setup.exe

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:
iBryte

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
6/16/2012 5:59:59 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:
10/11/2011 7:10:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x61A0A

Entry point:
E8, 1F, 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, 5E, D4, 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, A5, C9, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.4060

Code size:
510 KB (522,240 bytes)

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