smartmediaconverter_rocketfuelinstaller.exe

Ignition Installer

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 smartmediaconverter_rocketfuelinstaller.exe by Ignition Installer has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.vertitechnologygroup.com.
Publisher:
Ignition Installer  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.141.0

MD5:
e7bed781a53415513dfe47ffbc9edb40

SHA-1:
2663702c34eca49366fc6f469108cd266c29f66a

SHA-256:
11e3750038945f04650f29073574c8c4ad5075bdbdf3451a0be756bae7768dbc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

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:
12/24/2024 1:16:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti (M)
16.11.11.9

File size:
494.5 KB (506,368 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.141.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/8/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ignition Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Ignition Installer, 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:
1FD055D1404C62D90F067E086F0FADAE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/14/2013 11:12:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gYfM/NCRWq2lYxFg4umPQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsTkKFYWXO6nuZHsePu:KNeWZlYI4umPQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/xs3

Entry address:
0x2EB0F

Entry point:
E8, DD, 9F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 38, 31, 46, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 3C, 31, 46, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, E6, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A0, 32, 46, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D3, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A4, 32, 46, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.4511

Code size:
281.5 KB (288,256 bytes)

The file smartmediaconverter_rocketfuelinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/361/16564/5821/.../

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