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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:
bc8f36c888c2212cac136542e5959805

SHA-1:
d0a719b3987b85b552ec695ac0e55f2c8f0260a0

SHA-256:
9658cb240c95bd856bbb189071713883f6ddecb3fb40f1f95bb56b7314a5cf68

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:
4/27/2024 2:55:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.X
406

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]
2014.9-151225

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.2884

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.151225

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.X
1.0.20.1795

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
9.0.1.0359

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.X
8.15.12.25.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
12/25/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.X
11.2015-25-12_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.916

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.12.25.07

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6540

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.X
16.0.0.1077

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dceagw
0.28.2.61148

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20151225

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.X
14.08.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.25.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileFalcon.Bundler (M)
15.12.25.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684
23.00.65.151223

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.IBryte/Variant
9425

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0727
7.2.359

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:
309.9 KB (317,304 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 7:59:59 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:
7/25/2014 5:00:43 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ZcIsOsRqrAZI/scoTrbhibL+H5WlwjLB+fgKpEH1:vstukLibL+HKeB+f/pEV

Entry address:
0x169A5

Entry point:
E8, C2, 8D, 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:
6.4022

Code size:
232 KB (237,568 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=9670074891

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