» itunes_installer.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

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 2 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. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Geryon Ads S.L. (signed and verified)

MD5:

fe6e19ace1ab111d07e26cc838b227c0

SHA-1:

400026c157117c9e02a0d7b8a650c8f6a92ba30d

SHA-256:

b0790a132a1703c2296c7ea87bf972c5c75a1c0da35fe4700161420cf056c58f

Scanner detections:

2 / 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:

1/14/2025 10:55:44 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.14930

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.PQ (variant)

8.10485

File size:

756 KB (774,160 bytes)

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 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/17/2015 1:59:59 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:

6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:Sk9Fah9koKcqG7hVkeL8lZBlXXsI5EDFOXsUxtvNSuxHerGzOSp:SSFgxpqGDhClMIqAVsB4

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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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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