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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:
1.0.13.24053

MD5:
e0e1a98219bd5f08db83a7b63a4a653b

SHA-1:
f6ad2d84f76f6541898d48922258fadf88e140e8

SHA-256:
7cbc1c53a743c6b8c35397f183d0e6b370d400823306be6956dac7d571e6aa88

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:41:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.12.19

File size:
1.2 MB (1,215,400 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.13.24053

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:
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...
 
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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 URL.

http://www.bitstagcontent.com/Qn9zDHauTRMCSHe3PHK4xDHibrEM KKIdHq_NJTw7Oz4VEk2vYrS4oFxaUMM blyiYNgI4Jh8bb34lfpvKAaF4OisLb_utuAzYc UaTNYtNu2DdHUuaFFtI1W5sg7Ir9Wcli9gLlshPUxeC7xVHHRwtRS3YDzpJ6SAg4rrBMok60oayX6B1fm JEwBok06_PLsP7S4PW-GzYAAATKbTFt40AES9ZQP1hEmAO7EEMmkUhf2AbixooyaiR BvQ2Yq86yqlXF1xf

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