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playfizzsetup.exe

GPV Entertainment, LLC

The application playfizzsetup.exe by GPV Entertainment has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.playfizz.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
GPV Entertainment, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
89a7c8c85960e73b6043047777ffe68c

SHA-1:
0602bfa732705d82a31e784db1c586985f750c56

SHA-256:
312432ab4992675e9d7db5f76f0f9b4c72722c213eb8993e46c1e9f626b1400b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:41:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GPVEnter.Installer (M)
16.5.14.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,143,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\playfizzsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GPV Entertainment, LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/7/2012 2:18:56 AM

Valid to:
8/29/2013 1:31:25 PM

Subject:
CN="GPV Entertainment, LLC", O="GPV Entertainment, LLC", L=San Francisco, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EE308636E9AF0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2013 3:15:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WvsG5HmEM/+jSBi5AaSZUuMj6CvtVKva0V:YWGE8AapuMj68Uva+

Entry address:
0x23592

Entry point:
E8, 85, 77, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
7.7373  (probably packed)

Code size:
210 KB (215,040 bytes)

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

http://dl.playfizz.com/pfdl/eNcmKFc0HVADIBEPijBY3cokVVn6Qg1VMOa7j1BCIrkAZs6wDG8OeO8hTmOk/WXe67GLnixBxcRWRCDkDg6cYm2j1/jwAXd9gY6tejpVlw/XhG6cP4KsXdHJC/.../PlayFizzSetup.exe

http://dl.playfizz.com/pfdl/eNcmKFc0HVADIBEPijBY3cokVVn6Qg1VMOa7j1BCIrkAZs6wDG8OeO8hTmOk/WXe67GLnixBxcRWRCDkDg6cYm2j1/jwAXd9gY6tejpVlw/XhG6cP4KsXdHJC/.../PlayFizzSetup.exe

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