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System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application downloadsetup.exe, “System Applet ” by System Applet 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 System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6948ae264b701d6bdb94a2a6a6134aef

SHA-1:
d1db791357292a536b0366ea305664a34d473f54

SHA-256:
a31159696e6ae81657255519d1035a2685cad974b9ddff59c9c40913032322d8

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:
4/24/2024 6:54:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
384

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.07.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.159.66

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DW [PUP]
2014.9-160117

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2862

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16117

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
1.0.20.85

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-881
0.98/19312

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.AE
18809

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28206
9.0.1.017

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.Y
8.16.01.17.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.13751
1/17/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AO
11.2016-17-01_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12657

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.803

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.17.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!48B17064A988
5600.6518

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
17.0.0.51

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dbjabf
0.28.0.60698

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160117

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.227192
14.08.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.17.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Bundler (M)
16.1.17.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.16115

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9380

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31088

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.38062
2.0.0.1851

File size:
205.4 KB (210,296 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:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=System Applet, O=System Applet, 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:
18FCD6B5EEB5AEC66D0222B5CA1850D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2014 5:00:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:sV7jTwTj7XlvqVA0LQDaChbnOfLwJi9I4Za5dZNp75n0pRN:sV7nIXUVSDOzvZydZNpB0pRN

Entry address:
0xACC8

Entry point:
E8, 0F, 38, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
6.4152

Code size:
137.5 KB (140,800 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=9138819869

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