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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application softwareupdate.exe, “System Applet ” by File Falcon has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.oinstaller5.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
111c4a01ac61c628687e9fe5a07e4b24

SHA-1:
b50ed26990eb30f8957de5df467b1710fbf52830

SHA-256:
4b64f4cb41cdd1570e9429198eaa20e003b4d82ca9c01506ed1ff7cb1d9363de

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/23/2024 12:20:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.Y
889

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.08.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.169.248

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DY [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.VX
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.Y
1.0.20.1205

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19353

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6099, Adware.iBryte.473
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.Y
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AP application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6007dc39
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.Y
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Adware.IBryte
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3331

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.29.05

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.Y
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.dckzxf
0.28.2.61861

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.323448
14.08.29.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.29.05

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FileFalcon.O
14.8.29.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.17CF
23.00.65.14827

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.1325
2.0.0.1906

File size:
315.9 KB (323,448 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\softwareupdate.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:
7/18/2014 10:28:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:LriNkJdFZiYiBZNENLrgo2SLhp+bTVU4al63opuB:LXL6NENLrtvh2gpuB

Entry address:
0x181F5

Entry point:
E8, C2, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 24, D4, 43, 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, 84, D0, 43, 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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Code size:
238 KB (243,712 bytes)

The file softwareupdate.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../SoftwareUpdate.exe

http://secure.3-pn-installer.com/o/.../SoftwareUpdate.exe

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