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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 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
acc135f6b544a5f35a604cb05d84db9e

SHA-1:
dc186c1214ee1dff3859f9bf54760ec8262e4c99

SHA-256:
86473d09d66f51b9acf2ba94a6464470aa164aa5f250bcbe94983ecd748b3f73

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/25/2024 5:51:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
927

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.159.188

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DQ [PUP]
2014.9-140722

AVG
Adware Generic_s
2015.0.3405

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
1.0.20.1015

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7652
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.AE
18823

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28222
9.0.1.0203

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
8.14.07.22.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AG application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
11.2014-22-07_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12672

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3521

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.22.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
15.0.0.609

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dbjabf
0.28.0.60698

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.22.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.N
14.7.22.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1773
23.00.65.14720

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31088

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1205
2.0.0.1857

File size:
226.9 KB (232,312 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 4:59:59 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:
7/7/2014 2:00:58 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:mpAsJmZGg0M+CKO0h5aTPYozzMylEPYCUbEJiocTCEwzR34pIu:7cg0fO0hCPv0yfFyh4pIu

Entry address:
0x10847

Entry point:
E8, 40, 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, 48, 92, 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, 30, 90, 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:
6.3556

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

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