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File Falcon

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “System Applet ” by File Falcon has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ce295e44a66523da93c20533b345a35b

SHA-1:
c0b86325d1e0a183552f96c7938a04b044b30434

SHA-256:
7dd1315f2eb4935ff807a582988e1d436f4e2477ed6f10eca0c753ac9422c6e8

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
5/15/2025 1:16:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.U
921

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2014.06.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/OptInstall.zaxz
7.11.156.52

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140728

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3399

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.U
1.0.20.1045

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-368
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.X
18645

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6397
9.0.1.0209

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.U
8.14.07.28.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AL application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
7/28/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.G2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.U
11.2014-28-07_2

G Data
Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fl_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.9.19

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12498

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3491

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.28.08

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!B722AC63A55B
5600.7055

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.U
15.0.0.627

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cywlqp
0.28.0.60475

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20140728

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.U
14.07.03.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/iBryte
14.07.28.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.F
14.8.7.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.197B
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.923
2.0.0.1835

File size:
90.4 KB (92,536 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:
File Falcon

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/21/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Falcon, O=File Falcon, 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:
02420FDABF9B310C1F48FF663337FFAB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/25/2014 8:15:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:HkroYB2k3Bu9xy6OP+OqO7LjdE27KFcMENF5W6XAm:EroYB2k3Bu9xAPvqO7Ljd4gW6Xr

Entry address:
0x54B7

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, F8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 0D, F4, 91, 40, 00, 89, 15, F0, 91, 40, 00, 89, 1D, EC, 91, 40, 00, 89, 35, E8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 3D, E4, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 10, 92, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 04, 92, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, E0, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, DC, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, D8, 91, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, D4, 91, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 08, 92, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, FC, 91, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 00, 92, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 0C, 92, 40...
 
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Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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