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itunes.exe

rUn appS foreVer LLd

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application itunes.exe by rUn appS foreVer LLd 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 OutBrowse Revenyou 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:
rUn appS foreVer LLd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e899a0cfb5bafc43040d5b2e9cccf7db

SHA-1:
fb4b4b5c5e50fb32d7a80a02e6421ffe491b388d

SHA-256:
c03ae495cc4c101f20e0dcae27d79924855c2c198a5adb3b1396258e1017662e

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:
12/4/2024 7:52:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.rUnappSforeVerLLd.Bundler (M)
16.1.14.4

File size:
576.5 KB (590,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
rUn appS foreVer LLd

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/25/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=rUn appS foreVer LLd, O=rUn appS foreVer LLd, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
6C1EE53C416E683728B3595FD28482FC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lA61sq3kxHhwTWV9SUONLUfbNW3LpfoK7QIFd/gPquo9fYIm1YeMh1D:lAaQhw2gCqNDb3yn1Y

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9422

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadease.net/download/711/.../

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