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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 15 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:
6b972667fe3a8291635bdf13b6d0bbf4

SHA-1:
e9a7294a824030b9e97a0c76c2ba680630682fd4

SHA-256:
c09155e47ba2e7b87b9997c03b7dbfd14d5f759c5a02f99ed341b4a729176dd1

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/16/2024 10:10:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.159.112

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3419

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.P potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Outbrowse
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Downware
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12657

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.07.09.02

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.7075

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmwf
0.28.0.60698

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OUTBROWSE.G
14.8.7.20

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.7E3A9603
7.2.190

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
31088

File size:
968.7 KB (991,976 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/6/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/7/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE, O=OUTBROWSE, STREET=Bialik Number: 143, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=5252337, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A5F03C3A375C11FD6C1C160EE8BFF923

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fUtbtfFcicu9/AGdSHlXEYprdDJ5Qk7I/Oylc8Cnrz:c79Iu9/9dSHlXECrBJ5r7Ibl7or

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:
7.9252

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 2 URLs.

http://dl1.app2desktop.com/DownloadManager/Get?p=1955&d=3073&l=2935&n=1&productname=itunes&d1=4425&filename=iTunes&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=4l585lqe1doug5pvt29ikqd3ebqon595dc7ua7pma8h9l5useba0-cbac7983df7d5461c663f719a0b530eb&d=download-update.org&p=iTunes&pid=3

http://download.download-update.org/download/.../4l585lqe1doug5pvt29ikqd3ebqon595dc7ua7pma8h9l5useba0

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