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itunes_setup.exe

SARKARA-GRUP LLC

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application itunes_setup.exe by SARKARA-GRUP 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 OutBrowse Revenyou 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:
SARKARA-GRUP LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b3fbc95ec1354ee626192593d34cb031

SHA-1:
3e1527419c2251c77deb04b8eff0bc010ed29a8e

SHA-256:
8a500bf12fcdd00d3a2e3e01a43aa2ed918aa6fc207959ea886754d22f6896b7

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:
11/23/2024 10:58:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.SARKARAG.Bundler (M)
16.6.25.10

File size:
585 KB (599,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SARKARA-GRUP LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/21/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/22/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SARKARA-GRUP LLC, O=SARKARA-GRUP LLC, L=Kyiv, S=Kyiv, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
16BFB6323EFD7384650C7F4F4A053A85

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:se34+nwLHZX82hNTTxLxsUwh1iJaY14lEZb7eI6r3EXbZfj2Yp2XtRWfGR3xX97u:nn6xsh1U792Ypg04aUflfwEJ6tuBt

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:
7.9690

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://download.downloadsable.com/download/331/.../

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