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itunes setup.exe

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Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application itunes setup.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie) 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Installer   (signed by Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

MD5:
7c05c47253f42b5a4388703e04de3e92

SHA-1:
4496ff31c64e760c51496514ed7809c5a852c6fa

SHA-256:
112788a6ee46ff3dec1ee005935f912446c9da164f772a805627eb606bff8dc4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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 7:36:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.25.6

File size:
969.4 KB (992,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.7

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\itunes setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 12:21:34 PM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 11:39:55 AM

Subject:
CN=Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Criteria Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11216ABCF20419312093F809F0E003C850D7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ON7LKXirSl5g5MYuHz9GNh6zCaWM4UEIBtot+k2G:OR2XirSXXYuT9GrMDE6Rk2G

Entry address:
0xA5F8

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file itunes setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://www.filestomes.com/c?x=6TU7SLWQ9GbidqxM7H1xWNsjjoKGNJ1LPvpYpITrk2M=&c=k8FchKYMSowpmYkcfIxa5KJUoBLy2AakA16ygwAUKV1a dxdDMy8Jw4ymnFyU1y7Aa/.../znLKizM9I6xlvZ&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.vaultranchbyte.com/c?x= f9Top91 N/aVmjg40rc4JvrEm a6hm/fT0oJMKWFzI=&c=UMLpqCHibSAggvps/Xmh0Goy9nOwO0lLXTwDAkVD3SYtIFWvlIv6BeyJRQPX0f4/cQ088vZDcLhPVS12Mi/.../cw&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.giftbestsafe.com/.../lgOPzb0rPoDJZAgF7p1uNQOA1b3lBT19aRuxvcMo1yDttuvkwKcrTNlk0TaNnykdBJOGkk8X43TheXc87hHPaLwUPdSA98KrKJ22aQsnOLqRvLz7&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.tourworldmeta.com/c?x=JchI4Rbu8xLq5qd6zm9waM8I6OBkykOUOB2w/.../Cw11zrawVwhFk4vj1oNHS2BtBLB6hVM4Beq2t67k4FObFT7pqn4GghPsfg3tiar4BmTwUh9wMXA&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.filestomes.com/c?x=6mTkQ4VnIi1 d7X/xy9GJCnKixlaBF1oOJyfF93a19k=&c=Vq6talHP/ruehz0ONkJjcmqhncOIUQd/JXKOldVHCO8QUDd4bH tb8OkRB1 lpfD6Vp7qi6ziu0G5GtHMCAtrnhu3/.../Goqqdq3DrAE3o&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.filestomes.com/c?x=CSdOt4cBuPlN0m5u9oJRxuRfMbkIhqICPu4iBwArXHs=&c=r2om32jI/BQpsTqyd4H7GNx6S98VzqDlH28saAq5yzmlRrY5tbabtJCiB7d35CyGoFhpwFKCiez3858pgXRxVUlBl1jdTi9v/TjI/.../b&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.filestomes.com/c?x=waRyiCn1/.../Q0E0XQ2l36AWCkhzmjjknvsrxP8k9rOkHEt Hac7mNvwa&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.nowappclear.com/c?x=ZCUq5/PqgEs7j54VhbVBsqxG0D6uKVAc3QXozcdYfWU=&c=eCOHtr30uwypFr 9pNauUnV/6CNFAaOv J/.../&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

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