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itunes_setup.exe

TINY INSTALLER

Tiny Installer is a download manager variant from Adknowledge that packages various adware-type offers (toolbar, coupon extensions, utilities) with software distributions. The application itunes_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by TINY 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
c48b60c1cf266a0d0d64f6f1db3015ed

SHA-1:
ae4e1f4e53ec70a694ab4b781ead57279347f151

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The Tiny Installer download manager bundles various adware components.

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:
4/26/2024 10:06:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.23.1

File size:
2.1 MB (2,252,584 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\itunes_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TINY INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TINY INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TINY 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:
54C184C0CB6B6510B3582483FC098463

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2013 8:37:06 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:+2ktlIXjUdoWga+HUfumMxeEmJESp5JLBGkda:2tlAUdMDDIBpfBw

Entry address:
0x384A5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 7C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 98, F4, 61, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, F4, E0, 61, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.2629

Code size:
401 KB (410,624 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=eyJweSI6ImR3IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6ImdiIiwibyI6IndpbnhwIiwiYiI6ImNoMzAiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZHdfNTI4M2VkZTA4OGFmOTAuMDc1OTEyMzEuMWU3NWM2ZWRjZGUyM2QzZGM2MDIxMTNlYzRiNzU3MmYiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjEiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDI1MyIsInRzIjoxMzg0Mzc3ODI0LCJrdyI6Iml0dW5lcyIsImN1IjoiIiwiY2EiOm51bGx9

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