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itunes.exe

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Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application itunes.exe, “Application Setup ” by Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives 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.
Publisher:
Internet Web   (signed by Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
262e1c545c4215cb3b70626e24bf24a7

SHA-1:
674bf345a3d084960ad3cef14c4fcbc747f597f6

SHA-256:
e5d40ae653a691976e5cc31a53dfc1a2c7131cfd0a7728439399980b056081b1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/21/2024 1:12:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.25.21

File size:
753.9 KB (771,960 bytes)

Product version:
3.7

Copyright:
Application Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/12/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/20/2016 3:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd, O=Avitzur Efrati Management Initiatives Ltd, L=Petah Tikva, S=Petah Tikva, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0ECF1F40DAE092F2BFC5CB2FFCA12F72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8317

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.downloadastroppcfiles.com/c?x=uFe0Cvl5T0w62KKsxpt 0YH3OmIdV2pTIh6dHsLXo8U=&c=qOW1/Dj dsdWdLiJX2kDJNlkAzPuQfu/eSLBhFSRlN0opj7aMY/Ek8vrTEbtWZH81Gx/6V9R4J6lp7if99 ayA==&downloadAs=itunes.exe&fallback_url=http://ar.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=iron&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=itunes

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