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itunes_setup.exe

Premium Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application itunes_setup.exe by Premium Installer 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 Adknowledge Fusion 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:
InstallManager  (signed by Premium Installer)

Version:
2, 1, 0, 0

MD5:
c9c2aedf6367257c0fd5ed8c74d29948

SHA-1:
98b768b5718ab307c58f7ad3d459bf744f04374c

SHA-256:
968167a3ccad3e62ec5b41b8a6fac2f60bca37516c421a9e8a6d46228898f63a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components.

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:
11/2/2024 3:18:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.25.23

File size:
1 MB (1,064,600 bytes)

Product version:
2, 1, 0, 0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Premium Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/12/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Premium Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Premium Installer, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
35BB74B905C01CE61DA131BA49337F33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/21/2013 8:11:53 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EE5WudPf4ddoOVmFf1WiX4SjTHM/WDde2AD34QvUzG08aKXeLOp2YukwK2fYpD2:EE5WK6dofJ1WiXgIQf0yXeypfhNJ2

Entry address:
0x3E0C

Entry point:
E8, 7B, 2F, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 54, B2, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 44, B0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.9222

Code size:
104 KB (106,496 bytes)

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

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=d4bec258f7d6a9d2e7273821b4c39e89dc078492&z=1&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gyOSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MjE1N2IwNzgzYWFlNS4xOTYxMDMyMiIsInBhX2lkIjoiMSIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzNzcxMzk0NjMsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzIiwiY3UiOm51bGwsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

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