icreinstall_itunes_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_itunes_setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 16 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 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:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8b4974e1dcc472ea04db6d409dcb6a16

SHA-1:
554d9af90b5c10fa048ce11c183a2f49eaf90a76

SHA-256:
7ff879fb429ebf83254cb1a93d1c388693d887983d9a98859b4e645d4294089c

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 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:
4/24/2024 3:30:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.184.154

avast!
Win32:OutBrowse-AR [PUP]
150303-0

AVG
InstallC
2016.0.3179

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KAU
20059

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.064

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.12.13

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13980

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmpl
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adlogica
15.3.5.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15303

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
34232

File size:
737.3 KB (754,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_itunes_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 6:59:59 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:
00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uyMJfsGnP/ZjHUdoq1R5+/pnpVbe1QDWGYhhEN0UhxEwoh63oPpCw6sIk8hYKP7n:uyMJfsiP/BkohpnpViQShERx4h63YjRv

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8372

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 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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