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mp3rocket.exe

MP3 Rocket

MP3TECH

The application mp3rocket.exe, “MP3 Rocket Setup Program” by MP3TECH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.musicrocket.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
MP3 Rocket Inc.  (signed by MP3TECH)

Product:
MP3 Rocket

Description:
MP3 Rocket Setup Program

Version:
7.2.2

MD5:
fbc84679e0f351ed465376bbc4822fce

SHA-1:
40aa6538f9b75979b8ef7f54ab6fca300d04d17f

SHA-256:
9c3f79cc45937a8471de6f428468952a62dfa4961bbbee52e50d11048f34b11f

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:04:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.02.17

AVG
JS/MultiBundle
2016.0.3081

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15612

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.141
9.0.1.0163

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11185

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mp3rocket_setup.exe (PUP)
2015.6.12.10

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.MultiBundleS
t3scan.1.8.9.0

McAfee
Artemis!1D6C49C60FA8
5600.6835

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.SCCE
15.3.9.1

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0213
7.2.64

File size:
1.1 MB (1,125,528 bytes)

Product version:
7.2.2

Copyright:
Copyright © MP3 Rocket Inc.

Original file name:
MP3 RocketSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mp3rocket.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MP3TECH

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/23/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MP3TECH, O=MP3TECH, L=Whitby, S=Ontario, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3F8F62D6A8D9D325F1BB141E188A6941

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2014 9:26:02 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:A/xB2AUVbWNLHp0kT1ThvgmDoGm8OuPToJsraQ+m:AAKNLJNRThvgmEGQuLf6m

Entry address:
0x5B174

Entry point:
E8, 75, AB, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, C4, 00, 00, 00, A1, B0, A2, 49, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 89, BD, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 1E, E8, AE, 2B, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, DC, F5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 24, 01, 00, 00, E8, E6, 6D, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 50, E8, DD, 6E, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0D, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 8A, F4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, 85, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 53, 6A, 3C, 99, 59, F7, F9, 66, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.2451

Code size:
497 KB (508,928 bytes)

The file mp3rocket.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://www.musicrocket.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.rocketbackups.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.imusicsearch.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.psprocket.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.mp3rocket.me/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.allcoolmusic.com/.../mp3rocket.exe

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