epicbot_setup.exe

File Falcon

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application epicbot_setup.exe, “System Applet ” by File Falcon has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.oinstaller5.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b276d1eee43372cbaf8feb808ff78fd6

SHA-1:
0f1acbf5330e18bc257411666fc8254d32f9f771

SHA-256:
248301f237abb5a3f1a1dd1a174fd3e0823c5a95e6adbe9ba6d8756d240ba787

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/26/2024 5:04:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.U
869

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstall.zaxz
7.11.156.52

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140919

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3347

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.U
1.0.20.1310

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-368
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.X
18645

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6397
9.0.1.0332

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.U
8.14.09.19.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AL application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
11/28/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.U
11.2014-19-09_6

G Data
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.11.28.14

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12498

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3228

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.19.09

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!B722AC63A55B
5600.6933

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.U
15.0.0.996

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cywlqp
0.28.0.60475

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140919

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
14.11.28.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.N
14.9.19.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.141126

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.IBryte/Variant
10210

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.923
2.0.0.1835

File size:
90.4 KB (92,536 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) System Applet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\epicbot_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/21/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/22/2015 1:59:59 AM

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 10:15:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:rkroYB2k3Bu9xy6OP+OqO7LjdE27KFcMENF5C86XRP:QroYB2k3Bu9xAPvqO7Ljd4gr6XR

Entry address:
0x54B7

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, 91, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, 91, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, 91, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, 92, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, 92, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, 91, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, 92, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, 91, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, 92, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, 92, 40...
 
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Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

The file epicbot_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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