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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 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.downloaddesktop4.com.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f021dc6cf2fe98894209cba6d5647043

SHA-1:
9bdc738c14acfbd8536b52c0cce78d7ce2cebf01

SHA-256:
fd4aec24a250e490105ebe06eb2d0815162f7c832a2ad3bf6ef1bcdacc743ed0

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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 9:09:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.01.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.204.50

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.CZV
2014.0.4257

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OutBrowse.MQPC
20805

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
NSIS.Application.OutBrowse
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.191.14723

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.22.11

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.c
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dlwssj
0.30.0.64812

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adlogica
15.1.22.11

Sophos
Generic PUA HE
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.8B120837
7.2.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36694

File size:
575.5 KB (589,264 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:
8/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 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:
00FAF54737027D796BDFDF9DFF5F8D1709

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:fCFjdEOPy40CyKB0/AzhMWg3ksAte14ZattLz3oS+oNjVBeqQq:fYjGK0+y73b71MEJLoS+oNjVBey

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:
7.9734

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://get.downloaddesktop4.com/1418333215/DownloadManager/GetALGK2?p=1955&d=3073&l=2935&n=1&productname=itunes&d1=140218&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=9bbt7jnumtn2u6156m9nc1ka1pmsshoc3m94hjdd7jpf38tbb6t0-7a23a4cd7a52c7950cab4b100a8d5b30&d=downloadb.net&p=iTunes&pid=3&bex=1&countryid=265

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