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itunes.exe

OutBrowse

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application itunes.exe by OutBrowse has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. 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:
OutBrowse  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4e5e5b9b8ef83ee7748916ec319907f8

SHA-1:
6301f1e5b5b29d765590cc08e684ba73a3e99b46

SHA-256:
7dd2442cc3ee849662bd25116106a79c4d2b844ab5546286d770a4bbf25788ed

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
4/25/2024 1:33:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.OutBrowse
2015.0.3511

Bkav FE
W32.Clodaba.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OutBrowse.~G
17877

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1664
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse
8.9493

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11322

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
14.0.0.4052

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.04.07.01

McAfee
Artemis!4E5E5B9B8EF8
5600.7167

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmwf
0.28.0.58101

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.ad6
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse.G
14.8.7.20

Sophos
OutBrowse
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1213
7.2.97

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
27032

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.8.7

File size:
937.6 KB (960,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OutBrowse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/24/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OutBrowse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=OutBrowse, L=Ramat Gan, S=Ramat Gan, C=IL

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:
56A6FE571611B68C9224798AD62913CA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dCmxwao2GGLN/w4TtgKiKD1Y5nYhZlaEOmUdk+s7mh3G7u:1waoyLNosmKiKpY5g7JOm0k+s7mh3G7u

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9264

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file itunes.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=a90d326c253845c25a85ca38d14ee6d7841cbc87&z=8&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6Im14IiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MmFlMDcwNzY0ZGRkMi4yNDY5NTkzNy5jNDg4NGRkMDMxZjU1OTllYTc3YzBmYzY4YWNhNTQ5YSIsInBhX2lkIjoiOCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjYyIiwidHMiOjEzODcxMzY3NzUsImt3IjoiZGVzY2FyZ2EgaXR1bmVzIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=a90d326c253845c25a85ca38d14ee6d7841cbc87&z=8&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6ImdiIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MmFiODMzOWMyZTg0Ny41NTY2NjQwMi40ZmUwMmNjODcyMWIwNmQyMDc2MGFiMTE1NWRkZGQwOSIsInBhX2lkIjoiOCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzODY5NzE5NjIsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzIGRvd25sb2FkIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

http://default-page.com/downloader/.../?d1=5&d2=1&d3=6&d4=6&d5=00000253

http://default-page.com/.../iTunes?d1=5&d2=1&d3=6&d4=6&d5=00000253

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=a90d326c253845c25a85ca38d14ee6d7841cbc87&z=8&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6ImF1IiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MmIwMTIyNjE0Y2Q3Mi45NDAxNDM5NC40ZjBmN2ZmYWFlZTc1MTFlOTFlZGNiOTJhYTlhZTkyMSIsInBhX2lkIjoiOCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzODcyNzA2OTQsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

http://default-page.com/downloader/.../?d1=5&d2=1&d3=1&d4=6&d5=00000253

http://default-page.com/.../iTunes?d1=5&d2=1&d3=1&d4=6&d5=00000253

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=a90d326c253845c25a85ca38d14ee6d7841cbc87&z=8&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MmFhYjFjN2FkZWNiNy44NjgxMjkwMi43NGJjODY0NDAzMzMwYWY5MmU3ZmRkNjRkY2Y1MTA1ZSIsInBhX2lkIjoiOCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzODY5MTg0OTYsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=a90d326c253845c25a85ca38d14ee6d7841cbc87&z=8&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MmE4Y2I5ZjcyZDg3Mi43MTExMDYwMC4xYzJiYTI3MDM3NmJhY2I2MWJmNzgzZGVlMzYzOWVlOCIsInBhX2lkIjoiOCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzODY3OTM4ODcsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

http://cdn.app2desktop.com/misc/.../iTunes.exe

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