setup.exe

System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “System Applet ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 38 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 file has been seen being downloaded from secure.3-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
614fec3a971a1ba2bd517fad01d4620a

SHA-1:
b0b37370ecf0e8bc2b4915cdfafd57afc9c30157

SHA-256:
3b666a695077f29dc48e9f4e2c9a646c3effee952f17b7eea44f8309706d397b

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:51:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.R
355

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.07.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnl
7.11.143.56

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DQ [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware Generic_s
2017.0.2833

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16215

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.149578
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7652
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.S
18097

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28212
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.16.02.15.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AH application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-cb13a419
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.149578
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.659

Malwarebytes
v2016.02.15.04

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!FD9B4461BEC1
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.149578
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cukphe
0.28.0.59048

Norman
Downloader
11.20160215

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AD
14.08.06.01

Panda Antivirus
16.02.15.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.dbe
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.16213

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.46

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent.bkfx
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28214

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185015
2.0.0.1790

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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 8:59:59 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:
7/15/2014 6:00:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:4VvjTdyj7llvqVA0LQDaChbnOfLwJi9I4ta5pZNp75n0pYV:4Vvn0lUVSDOzvtypZNpB0pYV

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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Code size:
137.5 KB (140,800 bytes)

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

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