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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 16 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:
61525a6bccb2e102b38cc2edf27e16f0

SHA-1:
fd5c07fa5a678a43ddae20633422e6c293c65805

SHA-256:
3428524f4183b8115973a69ad4c43605fb9e4886d79bfcacd2d75d414e672b9c

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 7:04:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.196.234

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3216

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15128

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20423

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28933
9.0.1.028

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW (variant)
9.10907

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/28/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.188.14395

McAfee
Artemis!61525A6BCCB2
5600.6872

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dimzbx
0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GeryonAds
15.1.28.2

Sophos
Generic PUA PN
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0OJS14
7.2.28

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0OJS14
10.465.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35916

File size:
758 KB (776,144 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:G8FaBV+dhZTW3w1PABkU/AGuwCHOux6LWeAaW1IjbQCtcHnQuTvPlyG4brc:G8FQV+tW3KU/AGuxZaWrEbxUnpTvPlnz

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)

The file itunes_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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

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

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

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