mp3rocket.exe

MP3 Rocket

MP3 TechSupport LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mp3rocket.exe, “MP3 Rocket Setup Program” by MP3 TechSupport has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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.
Publisher:
MP3 Rocket Inc.  (signed by MP3 TechSupport LLC)

Product:
MP3 Rocket

Description:
MP3 Rocket Setup Program

Version:
7.3.2

MD5:
bcefe6c98c143113fd3fc32483f9382c

SHA-1:
b000105989b473c053472b40752f7c8c4278a077

SHA-256:
e6fae70ee5064c1a2d2b18915133b98174aaceb8c19c0227603448c5767c1bf1

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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).

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:
1/12/2025 4:41:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2947

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.171
9.0.1.0296

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.E potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12385

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
10/23/2015

McAfee
Artemis!BCEFE6C98C14
5600.6603

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MP3TechSupport.Installer (M)
15.10.23.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.RDM.37!5.2B[F1]
23.00.65.151021

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.MP3Rocket/Variant
9552

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
44420

File size:
1.1 MB (1,127,360 bytes)

Product version:
7.3.2

Copyright:
Copyright © MP3 Rocket Inc.

Original file name:
MP3 RocketSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/14/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/14/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MP3 TechSupport LLC, O=MP3 TechSupport LLC, L=Lehi, S=Utah, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
16A1E50EC9A3D10A9B18242160B68883

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2015 12:58:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:a9HUHAC8tC+AEiO+1++tV/gFwIS5YIBTwOZ9xEOe1EU1ALoF5WY98rqADSuHsrtP:EHeAFtCmiFV4wIETwOxFoGm8ObtXtp

Entry address:
0x575B4

Entry point:
E8, 75, 98, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 68, 90, 71, 45, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, B8, A2, 49, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, 10, 1A, 49, 00, E8, 9B, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, E8, BC, 22, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.2430

Code size:
500 KB (512,000 bytes)

The file mp3rocket.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

http://www.mp3rocketnowbest.com/c?x=p4DLEW31Y2kkrQAbbLBKVQjUdb2/1sTko6s0OSdZQvE=&c=wa11wZUo/qSje3uDw/NUy z1EswXWkWkEwLq544Pq0VqD9TCk1iP qivRHKRudF67NwZIIbGThEJ8e/5FSWmfdPQRfx4s9VBrHoWdb1sMo6AXLZhRWXL6RZJ4M26Maks12LV0LpoGv2zPv4Z9EYF MbYXrg3p1Z7PrjasDqvAHw=&downloadAs=MP3Rocket_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.safefiles.net/.../mp3rocket.exe

http://www.safefiles.net/.../mp3rocket.exe

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