strongvault_rocketfuelinstaller.exe

Verti Technology Group, Inc.

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 strongvault_rocketfuelinstaller.exe by Verti Technology Group 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:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.132.0

MD5:
dfe33902fb69de59bef4c62976f02b92

SHA-1:
70a9d63e6c2df5c69a02d3f410a4aa9beddec88c

SHA-256:
43164e6e77e4b554087b83ff0a51da2eaf2401ba4a79453edb36b26736fbb998

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 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:
12/24/2024 11:58:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti (M)
16.12.20.7

File size:
483.5 KB (495,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.132.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/14/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/14/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", 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:
5E5A8F44B995DF01701554FBF18173B7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/9/2013 6:13:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x27778

Entry point:
E8, 28, 94, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 38, 01, 45, 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, 01, 45, 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, 02, 45, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D3, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A4, 02, 45, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Code size:
227 KB (232,448 bytes)

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

http://inst.vertitechnologygroup.com/dl/165/6837/2300/.../

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