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File Falcon

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application chrome_setup.exe, “System Applet ” by File Falcon has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
586199bad313d3996627c51fbfcae4d0

SHA-1:
dfed065ee48ad48e3105b911e72667c6e3709114

SHA-256:
b72943f512385afb7b1c9d0dc3f63c8f83d40443b7f73b42a14607e4b3f46075

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/29/2024 11:24:05 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.U
876

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.24

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Graftor.149148.20
7.11.164.52

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
2014.9-140912

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3392

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14912

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.U
1.0.20.1275

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-368
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
18995

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6397
9.0.1.0216

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.U
8.14.09.12.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AT
8.10161

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
9/12/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.U
11.2014-12-09_6

G Data
Adware.IBryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.12.7

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12846

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3456

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.04.06

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!B722AC63A55B
5600.7010

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.U
15.0.0.765

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dcvnql
0.28.2.60990

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140912

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.09.12.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.M
14.8.7.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.14910

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.923
2.0.0.1835

File size:
90.4 KB (92,536 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 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:
7/25/2014 3:15:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:fkroYB2k3Bu9xy6OP+OqO7LjdE27KFcMENF5O6Xxm:croYB2k3Bu9xAPvqO7Ljd4gO6XE

Entry address:
0x54B7

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, 91, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, 91, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, 91, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, 92, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, 92, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, 91, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, 92, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, 91, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, 92, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, 92, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.4111

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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