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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 37 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:
70122461cd960247039d10372bd26c8c

SHA-1:
a403604ce8e6541b4ddf5d6d04f8aaa7049a183c

SHA-256:
c22acf07689bfbacd13a006bef575b933c5cf11aa01bceae1eb8662e117ed2a8

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:15:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
6288574

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxmi
7.11.164.66

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
141214-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.XO
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.141226

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.X
1.0.20.1800

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-1820
0.98/19839

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19002

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.473
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
12/26/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.2739

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.12.26.03

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6905

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.X
15.0.0.1080

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dceagw
0.28.2.61148

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.X
14.08.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.26.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.N
14.12.26.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684
23.00.65.141224

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.IBryte/Variant
10155

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0727
7.2.360

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
31690

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

File size:
313.4 KB (320,888 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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 5:59:59 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:
7/26/2014 4:08:07 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:T06s7Q1RV7IpAMHiRQxjlpPWM74ilgt9GHDfgYI75hUpFpmd:Trs8f70H0KpecTl7rgT0Hpmd

Entry address:
0x177B5

Entry point:
E8, 02, 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, 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:
6.3952

Code size:
235.5 KB (241,152 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=9711419233

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