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itunes_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application itunes_setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. 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.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bbf1b559dff9702da5553dfb60acac3b

SHA-1:
008aed9f12fe0d6e52f88df6d20f97fbabe41370

SHA-256:
6d3931fa120b432173dd086709f5f1ac6d0bc506e9d263b9bc4cf6bcc1682ac2

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
12/25/2024 4:09:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.171.22

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3360

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Outbrowse.B2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.dbxkzp
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FastDownloads.M
14.9.6.2

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.DB6BCC95
7.2.249

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
32210

File size:
707.3 KB (724,304 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:V3B/PDCD6KfvxhfEEcazHQZ5o4ZGUJ9/fqKfMgV8FzaeBZ8IB/bLHJP:V3FDW6KrEvIsCIntHfczaGBV

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9472

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://dl1.app2desktop.com/DownloadManager/GetALGK2?p=1955&d=3073&l=2935&n=1&productname=itunes&d1=58873&exeurl=http://appldnld.apple.com/iTunes11/091-6059.20130605.205Rf/iTunesSetup.exe&filename=iTunes_Setup&dynamicname=iTunes_for_PC&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=e6h4b82mprja793kddo816iubpeduj4o09ssspk62brnmas8qdu0-4e1c46a2a23c77cf324adc7a88750bdd&d=windownload.net&p=iTunes&pid=3

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