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itunes_setup.exe

Premium Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application itunes_setup.exe by Premium 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.
Publisher:
ExpressInstaller  (signed by Premium Installer)

Product:
ExpressInstaller

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
b2b8f126059a62a3743352994eb23ba0

SHA-1:
858f62894deb46843f873d1a065f321ccd3ce6be

SHA-256:
04e7e857d53283d7032d1cdb711486a45c39460603e37e5f11537a4d762c50b1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components.

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:
4/18/2024 10:40:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.30.1

File size:
1.7 MB (1,825,944 bytes)

Product version:
3, 7, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 ExpressInstaller

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:
Premium Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/12/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/2/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Premium Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Premium Installer, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, 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:
35BB74B905C01CE61DA131BA49337F33

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/24/2013 10:34:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:W2ji3PZ7kxYL2Eo3tFBIOpQ9/ot+kX7mSkZsGOAb/Kn9R9EEofiOmu:IAxYL2PtvW9wVLwZs9n9Ofii

Entry address:
0x3B7C

Entry point:
E8, FB, 35, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 5C, B2, 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, 44, B0, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
7.1994

Code size:
103.5 KB (105,984 bytes)

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

http://download.download-new.com/download.php?id=d4bec258f7d6a9d2e7273821b4c39e89dc078492&z=1&p=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6Im14IiwibyI6IndpbnYiLCJiIjoiY2gyOSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MjQyMjBhOGQwM2EyNS43MDIwODQ5NS41NTEzNjczYzc1ZDVjMmIyOTQzYjMyNmE2MWJjODg1ZiIsInBhX2lkIjoiMSIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjYyIiwidHMiOjEzODAwNjU0NDksImt3Ijoid3d3Lml0dW5lcy5jb20iLCJjdSI6IiIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

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