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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 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader 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.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
35b59ed3c258dff1829df9e876ef02ce

SHA-1:
1f14ffa1d2d80f8dece1621ef685e88c886a82ef

SHA-256:
041add4f2cc1e8f0094c52e215fd37d14aa2dc83a4221157d263bdebf26f4abd

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
11/27/2024 3:31:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3331

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8397
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FastDownloads.M
14.10.5.7

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
32210

File size:
837.6 KB (857,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2017 12:59:59 AM

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:
00FAF54737027D796BDFDF9DFF5F8D1709

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9AvDBhTpB8PSNym9tinnPNdMZ8wAPyefhgI3oqJA:9cRyKIgSnPEZ8wAPnXi

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:
7.9031

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://itunes.gb.download.download-update.org/download/23/.../

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