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itunessetup.exe

Apple iTunes

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application itunessetup.exe, “Apple iTunes ” by Download Manager 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 AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
DownloadManagercerts   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Apple iTunes

Description:
Apple iTunes

Version:
2.0.76.0

MD5:
561d77bb23bf2f8ed04a492e16424ea0

SHA-1:
00a8ca3d15762581052916c32636ecda2fc8aeae

SHA-256:
7dddc022701fb2a51bb749faf1c1e07dd4d9cf9e522d10b72728ca09df9dae36

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.

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:
1/12/2025 5:27:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.6.3.10

File size:
911.8 KB (933,728 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.76.0

Copyright:
(c) DownloadManagercerts

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/9/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/12/2014 1:05:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VQXz088WLzxDfgM1uylEjlISKfqrx0OGO31g7+9Z:CXzkWxMQlgI/fJOq6/

Entry address:
0x2A0B60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, E3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8751

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
844 KB (864,256 bytes)

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

http://files.dwnload.org/get/click/5619k6dm/?d=http://dwnload.org/.../itunes.exe&n=Apple iTunes&key=1cdf0e075f59f888cf6cd86081109953cfee027e9b5bc26b5f5373fd52c625bf&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://dwnload.org/.../itunes.png&sid=GUS2-itunes&filename=iTunesSetup

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