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itunes_setup.exe

Premium Installer

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application itunes_setup.exe by Premium Installer has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.download-new.com.
Publisher:
ExpressInstaller  (signed by Premium Installer)

Product:
ExpressInstaller

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
bae0c654e02a126a3a2f60a425b2058b

SHA-1:
982ca142c045d7fdaee574c8e793a61f1b6a162e

SHA-256:
42b3859a870255dbd22ff9259b49dad258dced3e54157027e5ba761887cbe6d3

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup/installer bundles various adware components.

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:
5/2/2024 2:53:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2014.06.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.153.142

avast!
Win32:Installer-K [PUP]
140531-1

AVG
Adware Generic5.AHDX
2014.0.3955

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.M
18454

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1489, Adware.Downware.1479
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.K.gen application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
6/6/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
PUP.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1712333

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.06.06.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cqiqwb
0.28.0.60100

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.06.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PremiumInstaller.M
14.8.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.3C9
23.00.65.14604

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29800

File size:
1.6 MB (1,668,248 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:
7/13/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2014 7:59:59 AM

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:
9/21/2013 4:31:39 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YcgTxAdkrm7jgu9IxXXLfvj8aXZKnyMUdQ8W32+9Bcf5:8aKqwjj8AZKfv32CO

Entry address:
0x4A3C

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, C2, 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, C0, 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:
5.1625

Code size:
107 KB (109,568 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=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6ImF1IiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gyOSIsInVfaWQiOiJkd181MjNlN2ZhNTM2NGJiMC43NTk1NzU0Ni43ZWZhYjliMmIyZjgyY2E1ZDhmOGRiZjRkN2RhZDc3MCIsInBhX2lkIjoiMSIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMjUzIiwidHMiOjEzNzk4Mjc2MzEsImt3IjoiaXR1bmVzIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0=

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