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File Falcon

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “System Applet ” by File Falcon has been detected as adware by 27 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 Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d96267c895e04be605cbdd6dd0c752a5

SHA-1:
2d4f80522cb816f2e8026d7ee3b22ba0ceb7532b

SHA-256:
91cf01fec4bebec30c672146cad61142a7e5f36f19c21469f0a2452fa0c73dbd

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/16/2024 10:29:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
887

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.164.58

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.WI
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
1.0.20.1220

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
18997

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.473
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-23f053fb
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-01-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3319

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.01.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
15.0.0.732

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dcppxf
0.28.2.60990

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.318840
14.08.31.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.01.04

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.M
14.9.1.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.17CF
23.00.65.14830

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1346
2.0.0.1907

File size:
311.4 KB (318,840 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 System Applet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Falcon

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/20/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Falcon, O=File Falcon, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
02420FDABF9B310C1F48FF663337FFAB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/21/2014 5:00:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:evPXC/16IuFYCebiiv5eefEofRCf+WCNUrx0TcapUs:QARLjeecIgfKox0PpUs

Entry address:
0x16F65

Entry point:
E8, C2, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 24, C4, 43, 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, 84, C0, 43, 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:
6.3871

Code size:
233.5 KB (239,104 bytes)

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