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itunes_installer.exe

My Program

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, “My Program Setup ” by Geryon Ads S.L 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:
Geryon Ads S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
4e27d32ec882695e9a9756e0e1caf244

SHA-1:
7be380fe229cae61ff590101ae955a891089c34d

SHA-256:
02bef9006bc301f63f0f2c7694aed24cc5217eb8b8228b80247cd306835bd7df

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:
1/14/2025 8:53:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.GeryonAds.Installer (M)
16.2.2.14

File size:
750.9 KB (768,968 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 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:YzvpzuxqsVDWaArcnA7C0klO8jOtyvps5RN4mKpmURH+xDOuB/x0MxopURl55abM:YzvZuxqsxNZA7Cy8jLRWNhDOGx0MupUt

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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Entropy:
7.8867

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/itunes/.../

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