installer_itunes_english.exe

iTunes

Download Assistant

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 installer_itunes_english.exe, “iTunes ” by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Apple's iTunes but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Download Assistant   (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:
iTunes

Description:
iTunes

Version:
3.0.0.59

MD5:
5d5e7a54bdc98990b8ac2ec302cca1f9

SHA-1:
430482ba92d81a587d7301517c919128dc2e3b02

SHA-256:
3b5678afa7d90be16c37266c9d6a3ec059184a3fcb4bd8f8a71928839aa4f591

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 4:55:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3264

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAssistant
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14295

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2014.12.10.09

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.10.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAssistant.Y
14.12.10.21

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.08

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
35418

File size:
833.8 KB (853,856 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.59

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

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\installer_itunes_english.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/12/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, 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:
6BC405E8AC962C676F54816BCC4D4311

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/26/2014 4:32:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SX/3Q9p0jL5qO/v+DO240HJP2VJLST1OpS:cn//vH240wLLSV

Entry address:
0x4C95F

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 1A, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, C0, 3E, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, B1, 1A, 01, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6...
 
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Entropy:
7.0693

Code size:
467.5 KB (478,720 bytes)

The file installer_itunes_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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