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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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Apple's iTunes but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED  (signed and verified)

Product:
Kos

Description:
Kos Setup

Version:
3.6.3.3

MD5:
96eb3543fcdc9800b3b7b98d4dc460d2

SHA-1:
6e3d22d4dac3e173ea54876544a875c4652c8439

SHA-256:
d806dc6d6904cb80c676a1edd8bfd2527d626487181b30fef3bd8271e638c5f4

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:
11/27/2024 5:50:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.15.15

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:QFDaCWON9YjYWd7J6da2GzSG1+gF4HwKnfItgTAyr9qZYDaHtJBj0VdHhgg:QFD3P4YC7s0Cs+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 2 URLs.

http://www.packagecurrentcenter.com/c?x=km 7/RBt/r7a7YSQHxn44aQbVdmFC1Rc/Hl SefNo1Q=&c= uLqFm6vtQbRVy9aF7MGlzEy3bC40GfabRlSvpcr3mRXA5XwU6x2gBm1SAHG45bgEQ oYMyj2tT/d0hCS6RqwgBCh2QWz29k9 jdTuCOWwISGX0R221GqUbZ5G4wDIxqCsB6vEHX xhUnjzAILNAmSxMVyabfyUxwizV1GwL9fA=&e=1&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/.../iTunes6464Setup.exe

http://www.packagecurrentcenter.com/c?x=bODYuZJFu2HbWbpdOBlVP3egBhTioTjq75i81fDrThM=&c=NMGSOP51f56pjTI lK86mmG8qerPmumuGjmv7wELMVbVW0qd2YqaG4fnYgjFHJHnus2It3zGiSy6VWjZr1GVieN3IVrU50X2uMnjX0YwgtlWpr8UT I8mKkVwAIw ooM8vOi2G5gcidKV2aCl1owfxLxA5vddeRxsh50itNZKec=&e=1&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/.../iTunes6464Setup.exe

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