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itunes.exe

Installation Wizard

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application itunes.exe by Advertiso GmbH 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:
SecuredDownload  (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Installation Wizard

Version:
1.0.2.60854

MD5:
9b6e11f90f5bd0839c31bece3e9e491c

SHA-1:
207885ee61afddafbbfce71c626c3a532e9175ce

SHA-256:
e253b9b7186d791ed5a338cecae7736b1880c391938b00258d8a13d7cb4cb622

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:
11/2/2024 3:39:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.14.0

File size:
1.1 MB (1,143,072 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.60854

Copyright:
SecuredDownload

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/17/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/16/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, OU=IT, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=GERMANY, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0F837C8E75B288B7DC9955680D7F11D7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.bitstagcontent.com/wH7ChTfy4xhTFqpnhXiM3voNcMKen5_Fc7yTIIk1bI7KHrdeoLGuV2RMNkQDONH_CsxyhOUIm6A Z1hqokqzbi6mZqW9ElieIttQyBChb4NPMQcDYetMhTj9P69JwN2k8JpGGQjjmzwYWxnEojKNsCAkOFmWuU J3WJ2kfXeoDrV8XDyQKPmAD65bFuaWkoote3Hj85t-G2IBAORQt7apbDGDF7cLXGkQS_r2tl3H3YKKiGMJjk4nWt32j37jNHYrPZkQhR92IypNKYuTUOFANkGzosML MnKuEc6x_QJ_jIzwbXzjqW7doaZ3GJpFxR_cfOJbE__yfZkOF l0kzXtx9vNTk6394lt0fb0thOkO3 Ht3NSoLJ vbp8fbJ3eOBe9zZtU87L dnR9eVPLjgjeBcV_KgzWQ JyIqeZBVJQ_gJ tPoVS070HB9bzpTgRhlX3hF_u_i7TCvC68OceH2zSc4WAVal5v5sWQ_ARKu8J1p1GCVBKDcBDtwCngXPej5FAbQBFjwBqU5V4HE2L0tULrUKIwwtt DQ==

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