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itunes_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application itunes_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.oinstaller5.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
e5e775fbc38f94efda68ae7a4252f017

SHA-1:
ff36ea94e02d63d53735106684f90074146a6cff

SHA-256:
720e8fc270899b7a0b9961d12528ce02886fed5ccbe808e57a8b34709b5cb660

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/25/2024 5:00:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.466534
6586311

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2015.02.28

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxop
7.11.212.220

avast!
Win32:IBryte-FC [PUP]
150129-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.AGM
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.466534
1.0.20.290

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
21233

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.31950
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.466534
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.BL application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.4346808
2/27/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.466534
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.466534
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.1915113

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2015.02.27.05

McAfee
Program.IBryte-FSU
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.466534
16.0.0.174

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.desmhe
0.30.0.296

Norman
Gen:Variant.Kazy.466534
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.275832
15.02.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.02.27.05

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.2.27.17

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
37788

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1796
2.0.0.2083

File size:
269.4 KB (275,832 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:\users\{user}\downloads\itunes_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Monarch, O=File Monarch, 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:
00E65C750985B066CBB7B485ACF86E58B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/9/2014 2:23:05 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:JH4zK5K7LdjmSY+pROMKmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslCMT:J6KqLdj5CTDkbJqL3J7HgGsLT

Entry address:
0x16CCF

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 91, 41, 00, 68, 39, 6D, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, E0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, 7A, 68, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1310

Code size:
94 KB (96,256 bytes)

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

https://install.oinstaller5.com/201409100415/7d91015571814fae2fc96b6f1e036c3f/.../iTunes_Setup.exe

http://secure.pn-installer1.com/201409100415/7d91015571814fae2fc96b6f1e036c3f/.../iTunes_Setup.exe

http://itunes.download-file.windownload.net/download/522/.../

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