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itunes_setup.exe

Apple iTunes Installer

Quick Downloader

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, “Deploy Apple iTunes along with various offers” by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. 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:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

Product:
Apple iTunes Installer

Description:
Deploy Apple iTunes along with various offers

Version:
11

MD5:
85a918c1d04e094a0bd122f677898857

SHA-1:
96d24c42e055c2f94fc9861f88b3f7d94926e502

SHA-256:
f2339166b6fdd9f62e79203c339e791b76d51a1c49230898ac57dd544df6a6eb

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

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:
11/23/2024 10:00:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141102

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
8.10224

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloadster
v2014.11.02.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.QuickDownloader.M
14.11.2.2

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
32038

File size:
1.2 MB (1,294,240 bytes)

Product version:
11

Copyright:
©download-new

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/7/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=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:
00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2013 1:27:09 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/KJpO06eDK14C2SLtgW5QCwgIImrox3k1d+EbzcguMv2+Mmar9TUWkFBP:/NtwgIImMMd+Wz20VVWTUf

Entry address:
0x1073F0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 80, 56, 50, 00, E8, E4, 01, F0, FF, 8B, 0D, 9C, 15, 51, 00, 8B, 09, B2, 01, A1, F4, 48, 4C, 00, E8, C8, 8E, F5, FF, 8B, 15, 90, 16, 51, 00, 89, 02, A1, 9C, 15, 51, 00, 8B, 00, E8, CC, 26, F6, FF, A1, 9C, 15, 51, 00, 8B, 00, B2, 01, E8, 66, 45, F6, FF, 8B, 0D, 80, 13, 51, 00, A1, 9C, 15, 51, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 60, 8E, 4F, 00, E8, BE, 26, F6, FF, A1, 9C, 15, 51, 00, 8B, 00, E8, EA, 27, F6, FF, E8, 39, DB, EF, FF, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6532

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1 MB (1,074,176 bytes)

The file itunes_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=bc84a7fa05355432da79d6ef4cd6cec3fe4848d8&z=2&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJzIiwicnQiOiJvIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MmI2MzhlMGE3MDUyMy44MzA2Nzk2OS42NWUyZDU2YTAzMzA3Y2ViYzVjZDI0YmQ2Njc5MWY1MyIsInBhX2lkIjoiMiIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzODc2NzM4MjQsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=bc84a7fa05355432da79d6ef4cd6cec3fe4848d8&z=2&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJzIiwicnQiOiJvIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbnYiLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MjhjMGNhYTE2NzE4My4xNjA0MTA4Ni43YjI0ZDg1ODgzMTRkNGY2YWE4ZGZkYzUyMmRiYWY3ZiIsInBhX2lkIjoiMiIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzODQ5MDk5OTQsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzLmNvbSIsImN1IjoiIiwiY2EiOm51bGx9

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=bc84a7fa05355432da79d6ef4cd6cec3fe4848d8&z=2&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJzIiwicnQiOiJvIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjgiLCJiIjoiY2gzMCIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MjVhYTEzYWQ2MGY0OC42NDE3Nzg1My44OTY4YzQ5MDAyYzE5YjY4NzM3OGQ1MDU1ZmY0NTBkNSIsInBhX2lkIjoiMiIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzODE2NzEyMjYsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0=

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=bc84a7fa05355432da79d6ef4cd6cec3fe4848d8&z=2&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJzIiwicnQiOiJvIiwiYyI6ImluIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MmExODU2NzhiMjRiMC43MjIxNTI5OC5iZjUzYWE3NWRmZDFhYzdiNmJmMTM5MTgyMTY5MzNlMCIsInBhX2lkIjoiMiIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzODYzMTcxNjAsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzIGRvd25sb2FkIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

http://dln.download-new.com/.../itunes_setup.exe

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=bc84a7fa05355432da79d6ef4cd6cec3fe4848d8&z=2&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJzIiwicnQiOiJvIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMCIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MjY3ZTU0OTlhZGU5My43NzAyNTM4My4wNmU3YzZhOGUyZDg1NTRmNmI0ZmZlNGY5YTQ3OGY5YyIsInBhX2lkIjoiMiIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzODI1NDA2MTgsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzIGZyZWUgZG93bmxvYWQiLCJjdSI6IiIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

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