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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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
9caf645ce068aabd2edf5501335d330e

SHA-1:
b8575813daa82adc3dd8941934e72151103218f1

SHA-256:
f04f2c937ac513d81af90dd336f5a85877d729986f89fe20a0693f1ab713c778

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/26/2024 3:10:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.X
911

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]
2014.9-140807

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.VO
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.X
1.0.20.1095

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19002

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.447
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.X
8.14.08.07.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.X
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3492

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.28.02

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.X
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dceagw
0.28.2.61148

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.X
14.08.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.28.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.N
14.8.7.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
31690

File size:
312.4 KB (319,864 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:
7/18/2014 6:52:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:B45FFDpxLFhtZXVokuvi67nGpVJjF71m4FeUlqrcJi/YhH/MFE5rdi4KD4:uHHFVokuvfG/J5MOqFqUvD4

Entry address:
0x10EE1

Entry point:
E8, 96, 36, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 74, A2, 42, 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, 5C, A0, 42, 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:
5.2246

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 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=9306473307

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