setup.exe

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 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.19-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
782a0e6d997898b586975aa879eb984c

SHA-1:
b2bc6217d3e0a93c6dcdebef9402af5540b33d5d

SHA-256:
c16917c280161fe0d2a1039148ed0d97e7a5ed8a139c500927021754addb8492

Scanner detections:
30 / 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 6:56:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.07.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnl
7.11.143.56

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140731

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3396

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-773
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.S
18097

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2216
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte
8.9671

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
9/10/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.9.10.20

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
14.0.0.3476

Malwarebytes
v2014.07.31.05

McAfee
Artemis!9F3D6B19E1FF
5600.7011

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cukphe
0.28.0.59048

Norman
Downloader
11.20140731

Panda Antivirus
14.07.31.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.dbe
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SystemApplet.F
14.7.31.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.14729

SUPERAntiSpyware
10368

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.253

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:
94.9 KB (97,144 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:

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:
7/31/2014 1:25:53 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:b9o8OdEjn3Z6ZaPuSC6OPKjdE27KFcMENF5getc:ho8OdEjn3caPrOPKjd4ggeq

Entry address:
0x5FFD

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:
5.4750

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

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