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itunes.exe

installation process

SETUPPROCESS

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application itunes.exe, “Installer Manager” by SETUPPROCESS has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Solimba DownloadMR installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. 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:
Setup Process (r)  (signed by SETUPPROCESS)

Product:
installation process

Description:
Installer Manager

Version:
1.0.1.37

MD5:
77b94a326ced61669d60d2d47cc470b3

SHA-1:
3806dff4f01a2614b3cc63db13fd3b5ceaeba34c

SHA-256:
90c97c09dfdb0aa3b60380e89260454040c3f0e47b4ff4c3c70a011ed3a2adb4

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
4/18/2024 12:09:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
922

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.FirseriaInstaller
2014.07.28

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.M
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
1.0.20.1045

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Morstar
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Bechiro.BDC
18997

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.3531
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/FirseriaInstaller.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Morstar.C.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
11.2014-28-07_2

G Data
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12846

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Morstar
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.07.28.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Bundler.Firseria.1
15.0.0.627

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downloader.czjgwa
0.28.2.60990

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Morstar.O3
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SETUPPROCESS.G
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.FirseriaInstaller@CV!1.5C42
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.Morstar
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
200.4 KB (205,168 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.27

Copyright:
copyright © 2013

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SETUPPROCESS

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/27/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 12:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=SETUPPROCESS, O=SETUPPROCESS, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A8ABFC7C80D0C2F0A3A89CF6139A91D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2014 2:40:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ssBHN/vimy20jbxVDSYGWgAZxuDIn6kCr0w2je/KsFapo8DW3tUIxMHOJ:ZH1IFJVJGWjZgDIn6kCr0HpsFOoPjJ

Entry address:
0x67117

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.8903

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
101 KB (103,424 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn.solimba.com  (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.downloadmr.com  (95.211.39.161:80)

 
http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/24844668/launch

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