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itunes_setup.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application itunes_setup.exe, “Setup ” by Optimum Installer 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 Adknowledge Fusion 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.

File name:

itunes_setup.exe

Publisher:

OptimumInstaller (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:

OptimumInstaller

Description:

Setup

Version:

2.0.13

MD5:

b20593da20e9adaf9a2caa6f490dd5df

SHA-1:

73c7db5f3c923cac15c74043ae688750c4034324

SHA-256:

4a1edadd9ae33d7d2b4e7cc0b0194f4b12774689222cb1138c82538b37f07c4e

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:

4/20/2024 2:45:39 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumI.Bundler (M)

16.6.6.22

File size:

662.6 KB (678,496 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.13

Original file name:

Setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Optimum Installer

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

11/7/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

11/7/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

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:

0809956535A889F9931BDEF10FF6814A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

9/17/2012 4:39:55 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:ETd7NS+92RAXr+Ax7JYdUVci9zTzKeMKV1RWfieNXrALbgX8SpUP:ET7SS2RAXr+AJJYdUVcitz3916NbALbn

Entry address:

0x59E43

Entry point:

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Entropy:

6.4664

Code size:

483 KB (494,592 bytes)

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

http://install.optimuminstaller.com/o/.../iTunes_Setup.exe

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