byetunes_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application byetunes_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ec30fff2c07453d51d814ff27275b52a

SHA-1:
0fa273aafce65abea72d7f7c116ce42f905c25a7

SHA-256:
a2c4401277532e86e9ccf9ef509e9849291044455aac7926b0f8f959451dba4d

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:03:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3332

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28386
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.O
14.10.3.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
33624

File size:
783.7 KB (802,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/27/2013 2:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 1:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 12:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:usvlOLp5nP9R0y7zaSzWmO5upNKRGk2trEHvE:uIwwy7zaQWmO5uDKRx2th

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.7840

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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