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itunes_setup.exe

FG Media

The application itunes_setup.exe by FG Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This version of the installer will bundle a Mindspark/MyWebSearch Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
FG Media  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ac6a0fffb313a2390c30f8b20bc98495

SHA-1:
8ee4b3dd6d7fda1c0b99302d21c7d9dc3986a197

SHA-256:
184214d9e0110c7cacf7912600c64d366ce7b413abeb12e642201f3152ae0934

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Mindspark (MyWebSearch/Ask) toolbar, a web browser extension that will modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 12:31:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.MyWebSearch
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150830

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.3035

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.MyWebSearch (variant)
9.10690

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_MyWebSearch
7/28/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of firefox_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.8.30.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16251

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloadster
v2015.07.28.02

McAfee
Artemis!AC6A0FFFB313
5600.6691

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.D
15.07.28.02

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.7.28.2

Sophos
Generic PUA CH
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34618

File size:
808.9 KB (828,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FG Media

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/21/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/21/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FG Media, O=FG Media, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

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

Serial number:
00EF1D732725A570A9BD91CB6C60D9C96D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/21/2014 3:05:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8uR5EPHvTz5fZumcynKfFfIrTVRL8SpX1c8y1MmG3ss23atdLEk3nV:Af7z1kNyKNmTESpFc8y2t3ss23aDV

Entry address:
0x162E0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, D4, B8, D4, 5E, 41, 00, E8, 12, 00, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, ED, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, C0, 55, 68, 8B, 64, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 45, EC, 50, 8D, 45, D8, E8, BE, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D8, 89, 45, DC, C6, 45, E0, 0B, 8D, 55, D4, B8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, CF, AF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, D4, 89, 45, E4, C6, 45, E8, 0B, 8D, 55, DC, B9, 01, 00, 00, 00, B8, 04, 65, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8712

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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