home

itunes.exe

Soft Prog

OptiFunnel (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application itunes.exe, “Soft Prog Setup ” by OptiFunnel (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Program application   (signed by OptiFunnel (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:
Soft Prog

Description:
Soft Prog Setup

Version:
3.6.5.5

MD5:
b88554a9489a2ef3f010dbb075368bf7

SHA-1:
b4ddcd032a1b61b45e8d386051d71df9d6602eee

SHA-256:
f36780c9c814e2c32a124c80457f2906e3658f5b0321612daa261e8bfe12e92a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
12/27/2024 1:31:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)
17.2.16.17

File size:
790.1 KB (809,088 bytes)

Product version:
3.3.0

Copyright:
Program soft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OptiFunnel (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/26/2015 6:30:06 PM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 6:30:06 PM

Subject:
CN=OptiFunnel (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=OptiFunnel (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121201B63D1D97EF618C5E90D5ACCB3F6BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9211

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 URL.

data:application/octet-stream;base64,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

Remove itunes.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.