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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 7 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:
5e2a6c60c2a7796aac24597414469dca

SHA-1:
66c39f002226f774731dd80fe05f94cfe4e1d9f2

SHA-256:
da9a5b83287c5e57efeac9849bc4bcd7681821f1f38ebb9851bf900fe012a1e4

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 3:22:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.160.72

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3415

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.dbxkzp
0.28.0.60698

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FastDownloads.M
14.7.11.11

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.DB6BCC95
7.2.193

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
31088

File size:
708.5 KB (725,464 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:hGB/PDCD6KfvxhfEEcazHQZ5o4ZGUJ9/fqKfMgV8FzaeBZ8IB/bLHE4:hGFDW6KrEvIsCIntHfczaGBt

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:
7.9474

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 2 URLs.

http://dl1.app2desktop.com/DownloadManager/GetALGK2?p=1955&d=3073&l=2935&n=1&productname=itunes&d1=52450&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=74t107qtv7jeuvbfcsr0gbq3vtrp8itaidd6iu5vmrc6rv1m0b70-8f5ff7e07877936a5d65a19b6bcbfbd0&d=windownload.net&p=iTunes&pid=3

http://itunes.download-file.windownload.net/download/93/.../

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