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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 11 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:
7806a2207a417e2c3013e6463305d4eb

SHA-1:
e7377fba8544fbd8fbcc58c523c1882d51aff5ee

SHA-256:
e337b34fe1017026cbadf7755270aa3b6b9fe4a7ec54a8d49223e5a42bfe9373

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 7:34:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.231
7.11.182.198

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3301

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14113

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RD (variant)
8.10659

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/3/2014

McAfee
Artemis!7806A2207A41
5600.6957

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GeryonAdsSL.Q
14.11.3.18

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_INSTACORE
7.2.307

Trend Micro
ADW_INSTACORE
10.465.03

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34466

File size:
781.7 KB (800,504 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:
6/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/16/2015 7:59:59 PM

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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7MMFIEIUlA9ff4/1rkh2/WJA070sY5Khc0ADzQE:7MmT9lAVQ/BkhE2A0gv5Khc0Ab

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:
7.8900

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 3 URLs.

http://softwaredll.biz/downloader/.../download_it.php

http://softwaredll.info/downloader/.../download_it.php

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

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