itunes_setup.exe

Fileangels

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application itunes_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileangels has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. With this installer, users are expecting to download Apple's iTunes but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d7bde1e744edd1933e611a50fdfaf1b9

SHA-1:
d350c1f725a1b16ae55663b2447776288e050ba4

SHA-256:
65e7389595fb11c285421c256d4ac276494d43b56468d4cee6dfaed4d2622611

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/23/2024 5:52:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
6381064

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Generic
2015.01.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxpc
7.11.203.222

avast!
Win32:IBryte-GA [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.BRI
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
1.0.20.105

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-6080
0.98/19957

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Optimum.DS
20793

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.508
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.BO application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Badur.AY!tr
1/21/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-fc589d0e
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.191.14711

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2015.01.21.01

McAfee
IBryte-FSO
5600.6878

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
16.0.0.63

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dhzqhv
0.30.0.64812

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.25
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.72048
15.01.21.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.1.21.13

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.3604
2.0.0.2042

File size:
70.4 KB (72,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/13/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fileangels, O=Fileangels, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
1D54F646CB5A85211464AF0FDAB3D591

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 12:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:U3iQCx2tGsPq8PI9tHbQMIfGDA0J4gJ2wOeEs99999999999999999999999999S:U3iQw21oQiAcOnsctqpq/d

Entry address:
0x6377

Entry point:
E8, 4C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 6A, 14, 68, 28, B8, 40, 00, E8, B7, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, BC, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, B8, 81, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, B3, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 28, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, A4, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 76, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45, DC, FF, 75, E4, FF, D6, A3...
 
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Entropy:
5.9935

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file itunes_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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