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itunes_installer.exe

Geryon Ads S.L.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application itunes_installer.exe by Geryon Ads S.L has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. 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. 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:
Geryon Ads S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
da7560696612314eff02ce8b7d03d74c

SHA-1:
2c6c9cfaac02809e1bb90e82469cb315e585f9fc

SHA-256:
034b674144a05a420a97ce8310fc5dc8168284656ecf1107d28502edba32e00d

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 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:
12/27/2024 7:48:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2990

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15910

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SO (variant)
9.10846

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14270

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.GeryonAds (M)
15.9.10.16

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1202
7.2.253

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
35554

File size:
783.1 KB (801,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Geryon Ads S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Geryon Ads S.L., OU=IT, O=Geryon Ads S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
71F910550D2DD2713679787B12FF2EA0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:iuFavwrEotIbrW2LwZzb0jjkvXVMe+sbQnpZlV8Q3PqvZwKEx/SuFN11bOUHPp:iuFewFu+awduKMe+Bnp1SBCZh

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8956

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://free-download.so/.../i-tunes.php

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