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PopcornTVInstaller.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application PopcornTVInstaller.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.greatappsfree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.5

MD5:
bf8ede79d3a6946660143ff3a41d6636

SHA-1:
2f815175a2b262593f4f5e3daa8f18d74849a561

SHA-256:
9b3fd6152cb3373e8325f0b664ccfd7d7e820c5e655e5fcda490952a6e433d95

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:16:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.5905
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10084

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mediaplayerclassicinstaller.exe (Adware)
2014.10.27.8

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Nextup
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12701

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.NextUp
v2014.08.13.06

McAfee
Artemis!C96BD5645D12
5600.6965

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.S
14.8.13.18

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0708
7.2.225

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
31184

File size:
594.5 KB (608,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/21/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/2/2014 2:38:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:R2+SkudwTvelQUvoCSo5EbrQtKg0Th2X7XKsHOn8eonqxq+A:+kuAeQUvNSoS0C4X9Qf4qxq9

Entry address:
0x22565

Entry point:
E8, A6, A5, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, EC, 47, 00, E8, 65, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, E6, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 54, 7F, 48, 00, BA, 50, 7F, 48, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, AD, B4, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, A4, B4, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 54, 2C, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, B2, 9D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.6553

Code size:
398.5 KB (408,064 bytes)

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

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/357/16149/5961/.../

http://i.getfree-soft.net/stub/.../PopcornTVInstaller.exe

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