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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 115 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 install.oinstaller5.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d77c6bb92998ccbc31084c9919d0c252

SHA-1:
e76b2a9a6cf032d2a5057a9a326f870775b92ad5

SHA-256:
84df212d2fb34c253344990965beb42418bf0c046ffe750117da0f20d30054da

Scanner detections:
68 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:41:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
906

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]
2014.9-140812

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3384

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
1.0.20.1120

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
9.0.1.0224

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.Y
8.14.08.12.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AO
11.2014-12-08_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.10.22.16

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12657

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3417

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.12.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!48B17064A988
5600.7038

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
15.0.0.672

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dbjabf
0.28.0.60698

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20141022

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.227192
14.08.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.12.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.N
14.8.12.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.14810

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

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:
235.9 KB (241,528 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:
7/9/2014 2:53:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:FGhyewO+0fPdDUEyUtdFxGp59jE4W8Vq+E5dIm6JidH/yyq4WB5b0pAM:Iy0bPxvxdbGT9o+6dIzF0pAM

Entry address:
0x12A21

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, B2, 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, B0, 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:
6.3725

Code size:
167.5 KB (171,520 bytes)

The file downloadsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../DownloadSetup.exe

http://secure.2-pn-installer.com/o/.../DownloadSetup.exe

http://dlforall.net/.../?id=p191&sub=ar&name=File.Download&nor=1&subid=8890570475

http://dl-gate.net/?id=p191&sub=ar&name=File.Download&nor=1&subid=8890570475

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