itunes setup.exe

Danamaro

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, “Danamaro 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:
Neribeheh   (signed by INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED)

Product:
Danamaro

Description:
Danamaro Setup

Version:
2.4.2.5

MD5:
6c76144f67587ab1c142859581581c91

SHA-1:
6e6e37cb061b6e5655ac40a159a93c0a3bdc81d4

SHA-256:
1245244dc2fae92f8819c520ace7643c35e6d5d577cfa8f07d2f06a05eb0964b

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:
2/25/2025 9:32:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.INSTALLM.Installer (M)
16.7.11.12

File size:
953.5 KB (976,400 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
Application

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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/16/2016 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/17/2017 7:59:59 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:
00FBDBC377785EFBB2B9815C82ABDC98E1

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Hxi3A0kzHK3BQLQtxunv26L9VswNoH1yv40z:Hg3DkK3BQLQDWu6L1d

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9364

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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