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itunes setup.exe

Kos

INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application itunes setup.exe, “Kos Setup ” by INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED 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 installCore installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Apple's iTunes but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED  (signed and verified)

Product:
Kos

Description:
Kos Setup

Version:
3.6.3.3

MD5:
730fc10199fc4e3e1d8c4ccdc148bb67

SHA-1:
2263cdbff8a27304b52e6ccd57b8927756abce3d

SHA-256:
a190ea05647cbc0bab517d2745325571b96a9fbb3272df149623dc511e582461

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:
11/27/2024 5:26:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.21.15

File size:
955.6 KB (978,528 bytes)

Product version:
5.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/27/2016 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED, O=INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED, STREET="Level 27, Pwc Tower 188 Quay Street", L=Auckland, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

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

Serial number:
009592A0A959B5B7A09737A266B9D98E3E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jFDaCWON9YjYWd7J6da2GzSG1+gF4HwKnfItgTAyr9qZYDaHtJBj0VdHhgg:jFD3P4YC7s0Cs+k4Q6fXAyr9qZEWiHx

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9311

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.packagecurrentcenter.com/c?x=tJTlC6ROm3aUrot6pUfg DFntArZ8S/ce9/06u rLn8=&c= t41G7MwzcdDN90KlQjEblKKT17YycAwtRkRcVpKAWhU GB/RUO7/w8EVik7gwkIK6oWmp0/4iSTSe7B8umSIWMY1QZd2hc0izrPFeBCfm1dwPvvx8a21deZIeFair60vPiNCSQs0/t z0BCyuLhos3dv5kJTBsWjVEkNuwHUgZ2d8sEkWH93RkIspLSoYen&e=1&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/.../iTunes6464Setup.exe

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