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System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application chrome_setup.exe, “System Applet ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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 System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2869b789369b739d3403f1fed4cf7a26

SHA-1:
f495a6767cd57661b804780eb8b9d13d2dadff33

SHA-256:
0e2894cdf25cac6bd6098a00a7fe6ce7a953da36339bd868523aa4f5827e2b06

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 4:11:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
887

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.170.64

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DS [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.VC
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
1.0.20.1220

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19383

Dr.Web
BackDoor.Kuluoz.4
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-3b6734a7
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
11.2014-01-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13218

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.01.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.60783
15.0.0.732

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dchwid
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.01.05

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.M
14.9.1.4

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1278
2.0.0.1907

File size:
205.4 KB (210,296 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:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=System Applet, O=System Applet, 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:
18FCD6B5EEB5AEC66D0222B5CA1850D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/12/2014 1:00:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:bUVLaMbIsT9j4tzug8oM9zCJXDpJsJimGKP5pAIJ+5nwpRl:bUIOjUuYzpBIpAIJ0wpRl

Entry address:
0xACC8

Entry point:
E8, 0F, 38, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
6.4019

Code size:
137.5 KB (140,800 bytes)

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