java_updater_setup.exe

System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application java_updater_setup.exe, “System Applet ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 29 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ab633e7f0dbbf6b369efccdd00b76981

SHA-1:
03ad5de72f6168ed552976fc530291a141574f5e

SHA-256:
fa61210c63bdb895652cc983e98d30981334be105903d87a5cf76dae479e520a

Scanner detections:
29 / 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 4:08:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AO
918

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.07.21

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.159.188

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DN [PUP]
2014.9-140731

AVG
Adware Generic_s
2015.0.3396

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AO
1.0.20.1060

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

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.AE
18823

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28184
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AH application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AO
11.2014-31-07_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.9.10.19

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AdPlugin
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12672

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3477

Malwarebytes
v2014.07.31.04

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AO
15.0.0.636

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dbjabf
0.28.0.60698

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.S
14.7.31.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1773
23.00.65.14729

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31088

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1209
2.0.0.1858

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\java_updater_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 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:
7/12/2014 12:00:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:cUVLaMbIsT9j4tzug8oM9zCJXDpJsJimGKP5pAIJ+5nwpT+:cUIOjUuYzpBIpAIJ0wpT+

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:
6.4026

Code size:
137.5 KB (140,800 bytes)

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