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itunes_setup.exe

DownloadShield

The application itunes_setup.exe by DownloadShield 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from itunesfree.opendownload.us.
Publisher:
DownloadShield  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bd0f213f5eb7516f137a5a78d1885ab6

SHA-1:
fcad77622c6d02a882f8c25dd09134810cf8282c

SHA-256:
afcd8b34ecab855664f8e825a6d42e945d3f7fc607130921b0714e165d79308b

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.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:15:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.31.9

File size:
280.4 KB (287,112 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DownloadShield

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/21/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2019 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DownloadShield, O=DownloadShield, L=San Jose, S=California, 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:
78070F8D972292519C0C15749BCB3808

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/3/2015 10:43:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x3365

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 14, 98, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B8, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 66, 83, F8, 06, 74, 11, 53, E8, F3, 26, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 68, 48, 74, 40, 00, E8, 74, 26, 00, 00, 68, 40, 74, 40, 00, E8, 6A, 26, 00, 00, 68, 34, 74, 40, 00, E8, 60, 26, 00, 00, 6A, 0D, E8, C3, 26, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, BC, 26, 00, 00, A3, 00, 3C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.5206

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://itunesfree.opendownload.us/.../downloadarch.php

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ps533545.dreamhost.com  (64.111.117.81:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to p3nlhg686c1686.shr.prod.phx3.secureserver.net  (50.62.103.1:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-220-100-177.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.220.100.177:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-215-104-65.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.215.104.65:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to usdal4-vip-bx-002.aaplimg.com  (17.253.3.202:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-121.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-103.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.103:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-95-245.yul62.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.95.245:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-95-14.yul62.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.95.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-72.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.72:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-132-23.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.23:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-144.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.144:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-137.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.137:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-219-88-43.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.219.88.43:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-80-88-81.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.80.88.81:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ussea4-vip-bx-005.aaplimg.com  (17.253.31.205:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to usqas2-vip-bx-005.aaplimg.com  (17.253.21.205:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to usqas2-vip-bx-004.aaplimg.com  (17.253.21.204:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to usnyc3-vip-bx-002.aaplimg.com  (17.253.15.202:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to uslax1-vip-bx-005.aaplimg.com  (17.253.27.205:80)

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