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itunes.exe

Apps Installer SL

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application itunes.exe, “Application Installer” by Apps Installer SL 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. 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.

File name:

itunes.exe

Publisher:

Appsinstaller (signed by Apps Installer SL)

Description:

Application Installer

Version:

3.1.7

MD5:

c753078de494de8caf058acaf102b98d

SHA-1:

cac3c13b723d2e0b273b570df9ad2ddacb3d7c29

SHA-256:

fab9ebd8fd6a358c519a2aeececb0c07c9d74517d502b206476c7163fc1d66c6

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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 8:47:38 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Solimba.AppsInst.Bundler (M)

16.6.26.21

File size:

293.4 KB (300,432 bytes)

Product version:

3.1.3

Original file name:

installer.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Apps Installer SL

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/24/2014 8:38:03 AM

Valid to:

1/25/2015 8:38:03 AM

Subject:

CN=Apps Installer SL, O=Apps Installer SL, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121CBDE0E20D87673EA3438EEEB8A63BE19

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/17/2014 5:48:36 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:UbB5wA3FBCwqtIRRgY3h4oNeNxSyVGuzwRnWbvM2Hq:urwYuwqtIRRX4oMVGJRgrHq

Entry address:

0xE459

Entry point:

E8, CD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 80, E4, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 30, E1, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 54, 42, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 64... 
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Entropy:

7.2465

Code size:

115 KB (117,760 bytes)

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

http://www.descargargratis.com/itunes/download/.../919

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/679621272/launch

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