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Bage

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application itunes.exe, “Bage Setup ” by Darwen Marketing 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:
Darwen Marketing Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Bage

Description:
Bage Setup

Version:
5.5.4.3

MD5:
820b39d90d6753e76f29b17c8a3e2389

SHA-1:
5507243270eb7f94083be77e84000834eff4ee81

SHA-256:
40abdea40dbc295895322886d06cfd27a6688df4136bde10970ba9c21273b65e

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:
11/1/2024 8:28:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DarwenMa.Installer (M)
16.3.12.20

File size:
1013.4 KB (1,037,688 bytes)

Product version:
3.8.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\itunes.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Darwen Marketing Inc.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/16/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/18/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., OU=IT, O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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

Serial number:
1F1F22B813CDB509DAAD9139C753C40F

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zqkRgzlGUy5dJ6zP5XvMCpBSDbF/X1IhsyPRhIT0miGNGK:zZWZGz5+zxXvVXSDpv0sM8VNG

Entry address:
0x9C40

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file itunes.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.metapresenttours.com/c?x=pNg1wEmoC3FVaK 3czuyOZen5EKUVPjMF/rY/.../sJ9YzVS lvafkW87 RdzWi W9cohwrukmmYgjL 8kdPkCiSPAwOfAznVYGgZ2nPGhZf9I7 dcbp8D MqvRXnwm8ueg3amPo2WIHvlEPzdhyzsokoA&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.cyclecitytown.com/c?x=ElXUQUpuBLT7AH0qvp/QkQi9ZK/hGa1NLihGMz hEd8=&c=Afit8qWdNo Q/.../FW8 ZV&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.quickbinariesvaults.com/c?x=/8rrUfYAd3jdSGZ1dpSAbvndPrQA 9AmbiGHBoQsSE=&c=W7vJBg15b9QcD7Z04MrcElxSS2KLR588mAzvz/7jGxm91Mfk3Ay3eTDgTsKVUyOVPiyi31nNEiSi wrxtaLTGZiB5KMft/.../1tz 6ANg&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.towngiftchuckle.com/.../Ww1L8n5b4WmOaR9vlPTndSuQrQUIFx81S&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

http://www.updatefunpresent.com/c?x=QX2EcqZ5vWP3hxgkDH mrlV9x77RV4tW6EejdzMzfV0=&c=GEWdbCuQMrSauo0ybOlaz7xLtKEhhZl7ga0HkrxFdT9yc5ei7Bfo19qQQJCWUk5mQhZwiZ70m10sL//.../1YMNwIhIa1NhKpjm&downloadAs=iTunes.exe

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