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Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application itunes setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings) 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:
Generic installer   (signed by Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
3.3.1.7

MD5:
085698cba21ed020fe85f5695ebc0d8e

SHA-1:
cb17f3437d63623dda3f33e5e688b04a24cf768f

SHA-256:
86ba8f39f4b6356126e5f84ba45414f15a1020cca9b7e923e44e25ee792ab608

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:
1/6/2025 4:26:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.14.23

File size:
962.1 KB (985,224 bytes)

Product version:
4.1.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\itunes setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/30/2015 1:35:08 PM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 1:35:08 PM

Subject:
CN=Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Prompt Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121E192A11C95AAEEB64ABF0A45A725DEA8

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:GNxpIJFozfhCRmTNgk490fK0qIUt0/Sg5yGBFvg0JbnH7OyA3QX/:GNEozHTNg1nzmMKFvg0JDCXO

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 3 URLs.

http://www.downloadstodaystock.com/c?x=ln6uEsAif8JbSqu1aXmyeqXzNFDKjn8Rg2YVeTlPovI=&c=eyag59rLGkekH2YNY83pLeSFCx8p ML8Y1tesuJBQu6yCCf8h/9ZC3Pou8ko7/yy2LRRfvZAKOxazYtrh/.../UfHtCEEgrXfkWVugzfCwZp5hca7rAtBPcuFiTNZtPNHWKIsQeulE3WcBSNmIyvtxig==&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.repositorysoftwaretowers.com/c?x=BfHw6cgCpDCo8vNMCDjZ2imi 93UkZt3CH09UkuxwYg=&c=ygsKBSkVtrbCSGSjvWS/daRnzyE9yNnrevNtzSH9qTlfuMsiHc/.../DqVLVWDuKcs6D5cIkgLizNVQ3LCB1WTsT2ALW IzrFuPCA==&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

http://www.binariesbytecentral.com/c?x=LaKS94re4wdZPbNT99AjcbOvpa4EtApdPaEzUqL68zg=&c=tHwwlaq2EDasficqXPx6qpDMj5hBsKRhjnGEBLfuyhEcZiCHxhICCSy1peNAAORPtNMfzdsFRL1JZEpnaITzhbHsk9130FhiQ5VDkJmve4fPSElTCBmTZLiSqTAmOn8i9HgkaK7aYpMcjqZAHgrbFA==&downloadAs=iTunes Setup.exe

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