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pricepeep.exe

Useful Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application pricepeep.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.apps-for-free.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.6

MD5:
a24b425b1910153b399bcffdd57448b8

SHA-1:
903dcf0ca71d795133969a6376fcdcf40ca2060b

SHA-256:
9ba273295dca4c9755730ff6e303810b847e855015310a540b17c7cfd7d135c8

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 11:34:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Usefus
2015.0.3408

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4150
9.0.1.0200

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10032

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
7/19/2014

McAfee
Artemis!A24B425B1910
5600.7064

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UsefulSoftware.J
14.7.19.23

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0604
7.2.200

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
30878

File size:
340.9 KB (349,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2014 1:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2014 12:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7DB9B4E338BDCF4F909F675C098B0E76

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/23/2014 6:54:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ECilri4EyDkgx5Hf2+LXqruUG081E7LUzZAK/CqoA5p6v2qAPzBoL/xsTkKFW4xT:orzXqruUGf2nUzZA+CqoA5p6v2qAPzBR

Entry address:
0x21F35

Entry point:
E8, 86, A5, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 38, AB, 44, 00, E8, 55, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, C6, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 14, F7, 44, 00, BA, 10, F7, 44, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, A7, B4, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 9E, B4, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 44, 2C, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 92, 9D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.5013

Code size:
211 KB (216,064 bytes)

The file pricepeep.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://inst.apps-for-free.net/dl/44/1984/44/.../

http://inst.apps-for-free.net/dl/44/1975/44/.../

http://i.apps-for-free.net/stub/.../PricePeep.exe

http://inst.apps-for-free.net/dl/44/11711/44/.../

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