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itunessetup.exe

Apple iTunes

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application itunessetup.exe, “Apple iTunes ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.

File name:

itunessetup.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Apple iTunes

Description:

Apple iTunes

Version:

2.0.4.69

MD5:

51778d50ad02160bde7caf851ac03226

SHA-1:

f46ef203eb75618212eb3095405eaeb871bcb98d

SHA-256:

d0285b20e7b71d2889e45f214eeb55d109fc213bd1f479a2244cae5e3c993bfa

Scanner detections:

30 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

4/16/2024 8:40:43 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

6294574

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2015.02.01

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.206.68

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-150330

AVG

Adware InstallCore

2016.0.3154

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

1.0.20.445

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-25

0.98/20010

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

20912

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4785

9.0.1.089

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-8c0ea402

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

5.13.68

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of video_update.exe (Adware)

2015.7.4.20

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.1712387

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.1786

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.03.30.10

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

16.0.0.267

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwblag

0.28.0.60253

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.862112.B

14.06.13.01

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.Air Software

15.3.30.22

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15328

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ahyk

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4784938

29708

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.151

2.0.0.2050

File size:

817.9 KB (837,552 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.69

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\itunessetup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/7/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/8/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/17/2013 1:10:42 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:TddjBQcqQV8/0+2PeW+zrAHSVl3fLQWdWtorDRJRuyT81gep:hdjBlVx+2PzsflvDOop3ZA

Entry address:

0x25F7B0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, D0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E6, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8789

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

780 KB (798,720 bytes)

The file itunessetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.downloadd.org/get/click/ntm8p09r/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../itunes.exe&n=Apple iTunes&key=c5213161b158dab14a4821dbbe059c1fb077c55ea4fbf1c315d8d0b6c5ec24f3&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../itunes.png&sid=itunes&filename=iTunesSetup

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