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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 40 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. 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:
f1c7629c55d1a1fd1c719cf927eb60c6

SHA-1:
d9392b85d191b27bd2bb64045167f9b5f90e672c

SHA-256:
8c7168936081cae42c080ed848452b8087ae6f8413c1ea57f84874bbd4398060

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:18:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
5650986

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.07.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.159.66

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150421

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.UU
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.15421

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.44025
1.0.20.555

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-824
0.98/20350

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.IBryte.AE
18809

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28193
9.0.1.0111

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AI application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
4/21/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java_updater_setup(1).exe (Adware)
2015.7.22.12

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13980

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.04.21.04

McAfee
IBryte
5600.6789

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
16.0.0.333

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dbjabf
0.28.0.60698

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.3
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.234872.C
14.11.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.21.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Adknowledge.Bundler
15.4.21.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.175E
23.00.65.15419

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OptimumInstaller/Variant
9923

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XABfAXD
37.0.10836

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.111

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Wonton.ja
34706

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.38062
2.0.0.1851

File size:
229.4 KB (234,872 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 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:
7/8/2014 9:00:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Xb2YLb0WPq0uK5Bggj+h5WToYA11NIOOQ5AvH7/frkyGX8VsS1piKVJij/nPdX2U:DPpihGorrNtifzPGm7pmBh

Entry address:
0x11317

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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Entropy:
6.3547

Code size:
161.5 KB (165,376 bytes)

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