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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 12 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:
4ec24a53295d1ea73ea3285b3547395c

SHA-1:
f8116c798878def7d5af9b8ffc58f572ca417ff0

SHA-256:
6d1cf8d2d158b44cccd291340f396b8b53cf287a46e5e9b767623175fa979891

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
11/5/2024 9:50:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10084

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 7zipinstaller.exe (Adware)
2014.8.26.21

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Nextup
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12701

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.NextUp
v2014.07.21.02

McAfee
Artemis!C96BD5645D12
5600.7062

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.V
14.6.30.5

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0708
7.2.202

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+b:+kuAeQUvNSoS0C4X9Qf4qxqK

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 13 URLs.

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/357/27952/6119/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/357/16006/5817/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/357/27952/6119/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/357/17705/5817/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/357/16151/5817/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/357/27951/6119/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/357/16007/6120/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/357/16006/5817/.../

http://i.greatappsfree.com/stub/.../PopcornTVInstaller.exe

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/357/27952/6120/.../

http://inst.getfree-soft.net/dl/357/16007/6166/.../

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

http://inst.getfree-soft.net/dl/357/16007/6151/.../

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