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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. 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:
a358048bd48aa59226259d4f2694234a

SHA-1:
cf0ca280286bf7709a3112f3825369606d7846d9

SHA-256:
7b8b75d49272e8bb79ec588739c081973ec2517e3df15324106e23bef9e3e43f

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 '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 6:45:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.X
397

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]
2014.9-160103

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2875

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.1613

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.X
1.0.20.15

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-747976
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19002

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.447
9.0.1.03

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.X
8.16.01.03.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
1/3/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.X
11.2016-03-01_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.870

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.03.10

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6531

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.X
17.0.0.9

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dceagw
0.28.2.61148

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160103

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.X
14.08.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.03.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileFalcon.Bundler (M)
16.1.3.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684
23.00.65.16101

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.IBryte/Variant
9407

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0727
7.2.3

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:
314.4 KB (321,912 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:
3/21/2014 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/22/2015 4:29:59 AM

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:
7/23/2014 1:30:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jT3/+8h0PADrv3V2M1jziKtgFuR/Q/ebqv3apwc:j5fD31j+jaQRCpwc

Entry address:
0x17C85

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, D4, 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, D0, 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:
6.3920

Code size:
236.5 KB (242,176 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=9536744765

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