» icreinstall_itunes.exe
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icreinstall_itunes.exe

Symbolicom Holdings Limited

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_itunes.exe by Symbolicom Holdings Limited 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 installCore 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Symbolicom Holdings Limited (signed and verified)

MD5:

4613fece2e11120beb2c7d6a9bbfa416

SHA-1:

20da07384c365acae4a24a4015144c4c1f27e08c

SHA-256:

0a081895d65de066baafc8ec2784e3b83f9475ef3c6b954a5c50064d0d24afe9

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

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:

5/16/2024 8:07:43 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore (M)

17.2.20.20

File size:

763.6 KB (781,968 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_itunes.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Symbolicom Holdings Limited

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

6/10/2014 11:06:04 AM

Valid to:

6/11/2015 11:06:04 AM

Subject:

CN=Symbolicom Holdings Limited, O=Symbolicom Holdings Limited, L=Tortola, C=VG

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121202947393588614ECB9CFD4B1531494C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8259

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to os.solvefile.com (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com (207.189.109.121:80)

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