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System Applet

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “System Applet ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ads.cttsrv.com.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
dadc78f44aab98f3cd0de9972072960f

SHA-1:
407a164cac713637a377665f8f741a1f80b72eaa

SHA-256:
b4c79b945ac15935c61bae6ba6c327f85d7de5b8d51f455df1277e2f85b4a102

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/14/2024 6:59:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Installer (M)
16.7.2.0

File size:
62.9 KB (64,376 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\setup.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:
8/1/2014 1:07:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:lOl8qd91AKQ1aDI8N/SbkIo+D5hBxKBx+gJUK/5EUhuWKvOvUwp3ggS9dP+Yq5wB:8hdvI8t+kokZOM5fu7OvUwHS9dGjsB

Entry address:
0x609D

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.8088

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ads.cttsrv.com/texred?subid=23ed5ezofXF6b18Aj-1rcKrgAxOTIxMjY4NDMyICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICDZgCVBXe6_AAEAAAAAAFjVgwEAIgABAAAAAgABAAAADwABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACSJ7FHZW5QQQEA&cost=0&ru=http://bidder.tlvmedia.com/.../click.php?subid=23ed5ezofXF6b18Aj-1rcKrgAxOTIxMjY4NDMyICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICDZgCVBXe6_AAEAAAAAAFjVgwEAIgABAAAAAgABAAAADwABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACSJ7FHZW5QQQEA&redir=aHR0cDovL21idHRkLmNvbS9lbmdpbmUvY2xpY2svY3hjM1Z3Y0d4NVgzQnNZWFJtYjNKdFgyRmpZMjkxYm5SZmFXUTlORE0zTmlaemRYQndiSGxmY0d4aGRHWnZjbTFmYVdROU1qQXlOQ1pzYVc1bFgybDBaVzFmYVdROU5EZ3hNelE_ZXh0X2NsaWNrX2lkPSRQQVJBTSQ~&subid2=78efaHR0cDovL3BjcmVwYWlydXBkYXRlcy5jb20vdWpwMS81N2M0ZDQ1MDA3ZDFiMWNlMzE0YzY2MDYzOGI5ZTVmMy8_c3ViaWQ9NDc2ZDAyOTRmNWFmNDZhOGEzNGFjNWFkOTlmNTQ4Yzkmc3ViaWQyPTkyMyZzdWJpZDM9MTEyMzU5JnRyYW5zYWN0aW9uX2lkPTE3ZDkxMWFlLWNhNzYtNDJhMi1hZWIyLTU0N2FkZWI0ZDRhNiZyYW5kPTUzZGMwZWNhMmM4ZTMmc291cmNlPWVlZWVlanZyZWR1cyZleGl0PXk~&subid2=78

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