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File Falcon

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application downloadsetup.exe, “System Applet ” by File Falcon has been detected as adware by 38 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl-gate.net.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
08fc31d5d413e7a48703ad8d5a84d260

SHA-1:
2fb6ffa8a46baa7fe826c2f39423708f514b3c43

SHA-256:
5ebdeffa65a3d7816dfb5719f79df9376d7521737aba8d5211b99da42dfedb08

Scanner detections:
38 / 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 9:39:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
873

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.09.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.171.66

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DY [PUP]
2014.9-140914

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3351

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14914

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1285

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.473
9.0.1.0257

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.14.09.14.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
9/14/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-14-09_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java_updater_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.12.4

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3252

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.14.02

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.7007

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.771

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140914

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.14.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.N
14.9.14.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.14912

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.IBryte/Variant
10360

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0727
7.2.257

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
309.4 KB (316,792 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\downloadsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Falcon

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/20/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 4:59:59 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:
7/22/2014 6:00:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:iJb6mB/qBnc/eWr9roWNi7m6y0LBTKSWpgpB/:iV6xcnoWM7PJBT5WqpB/

Entry address:
0x16865

Entry point:
E8, 22, 8E, 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, B4, 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, B0, 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:
6.4049

Code size:
231.5 KB (237,056 bytes)

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

http://dl-gate.net/?id=p191&sub=ar&name=File.Download&nor=1&subid=9494946093

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