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System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application player-chrome.exe, “System Applet ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6b593959ec632f335940ea066ba85580

SHA-1:
1138b52f773cf6abfde9eb2721fff0cc432899d4

SHA-256:
903091aef4b5077a18305343ad814bfa5fd77254a8c65f826b7b7c66836b052f

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 10:28:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.158.210

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DJ [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware Generic_s.CM
2014.0.3986

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.AE
18803

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28144
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AH application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12643

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.07.08

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenInst.dbiauk
0.28.0.60698

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.07.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SystemApplet.N
14.7.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14705

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

File size:
223.4 KB (228,728 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\player-chrome.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:
7/6/2014 2:00:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:vwuTF+z+aT7lAnrbTh5kTIYF+sc2STQngD5oJiSwrTdkgsRnCp0B:vN8zs/hUIiuggV6nCp0B

Entry address:
0xFB77

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, 82, 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, 80, 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:
6.3538

Code size:
155.5 KB (159,232 bytes)

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