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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 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
db6642317291cd0078ae5cfe84f72cf7

SHA-1:
1b746f4e30dc5a03c6b71267ad8ed9cce68cd527

SHA-256:
35731413e156b5d54e8a76f3b81762dd0d3f63b6393a29b57a4d0aaa6bbb918e

Scanner detections:
36 / 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 10:38:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.Y
864

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.06

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OpenInst.pepuc
7.11.165.124

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DY [PUP]
2014.9-140923

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3342

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14923

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.Y
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-1363
0.98/19422

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19098

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6099
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.Y
8.14.09.23.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AP
8.10210

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.Y
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Adware.IBryte
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadsetup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.5.19

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12846

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3207

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.23.03

McAfee
Artemis!BE5344CA335C
5600.6998

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.Y
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.dckzxf
0.28.2.61349

Norman
Downloader
11.20140923

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.08.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.23.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.S
14.9.23.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.17CF
23.00.65.14921

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OptimumInstaller/Variant
10342

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1209
2.0.0.1858

File size:
315.9 KB (323,448 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:
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:
7/18/2014 2:28:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:driNkJdFZiYiBZNENLrgo2SLhp+bTVU4al63ope2:dXL6NENLrtvh2gpe2

Entry address:
0x181F5

Entry point:
E8, C2, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 24, D4, 43, 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, 84, D0, 43, 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:
6.3848

Code size:
238 KB (243,712 bytes)

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