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itunes.exe

Zeta Installer

LiveSoftAction SRL

This is the SIEN AppScion Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application itunes.exe by LiveSoftAction SRL 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 SIEN SuperInstall 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:
LiveSoft Action  (signed by LiveSoftAction SRL)

Product:
Zeta Installer

Version:
9.20.1.2

MD5:
b8809dc726d5b3dacd435a0e1bed434f

SHA-1:
3eb7d3b999a3dbab757586de66bcd73db55da7fa

SHA-256:
593ecafad4e226e3c63e23758f2f1bc866f39ef22c171bd18870f0e925576ad4

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:
11/5/2024 1:56:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien.LiveSoft.Bundler (M)
16.7.14.8

File size:
1.1 MB (1,184,792 bytes)

Product version:
9.20.1.2

Copyright:
(c) Live Soft Action. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LiveSoftAction SRL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/3/2015 4:24:08 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 4:24:08 PM

Subject:
CN=LiveSoftAction SRL, O=LiveSoftAction SRL, L=Bucuresti, C=RO

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

Serial number:
112115C730891244FB88071FE814148E0E53

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2015 2:33:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ExB2qCTndgd24uu/wQmZptexrV2JAxNzpxgobHijZ8vLKxyeJyiO:ET2qCed24uomZbexcaxvxgozijsLK38

Entry address:
0x2DFCE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, E2, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
1 MB (1,085,440 bytes)

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

http://stapi.trustinstallwiz.com/api/.../setup.exe

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