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System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application drivers_setup.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.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
50eabe441a12ad352ab8dab12d28e91b

SHA-1:
6e4a4227a980c56c80e0b9eda28701276c2ca996

SHA-256:
c715b7addbb9651f82a743c7963665f9382567f741977bb6c4459705b5936d1b

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 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:
4/16/2024 8:30:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
864

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Inject
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.07.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.158.178

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140923

AVG
Adware Generic_s
2015.0.3342

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14923

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
1.0.20.1330

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7665
0.98/19419

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.X
18790

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28142
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.09.23

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AM application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player-chrome.exe (Adware)
2014.12.5.15

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12626

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3207

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.23.12

McAfee
Generic-FAIN!AF437180D77B
5600.6998

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenInst.dbmecj
0.28.0.60577

Norman
Downloader
11.20140923

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.231208
14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.23.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.N
14.9.23.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1773
23.00.65.14921

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10342

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1216
2.0.0.1857

File size:
228.4 KB (233,848 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\drivers_setup.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:
7/6/2014 9:00:35 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:5SN4VtHQsDRT7Xzh5mTuYMLjIOOQpevH4/frkyGX8Vs71CGl7JiI/nPdX2ItMTRn:5XtHhDRPzhOunXgBWQf7eps0

Entry address:
0x10DF7

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, A2, 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, A0, 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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Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

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