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System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application startdownload.exe, “System Applet ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
d030060cba51f33e05f52350103b4130

SHA-1:
a5a2a6e466f8d23385fe5680eafad9cf80d94d1b

SHA-256:
996ceac61bb6e4666c038902cf66b2784eba31451f97f302ff675469d8068336

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
5/8/2024 11:49:48 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.X
916

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.28

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxmi
7.11.164.56

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DY [PUP]
2014.9-140803

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2015.0.3394

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.1483

Bitdefender
Adware.IBryte.X
1.0.20.1075

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
18997

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.447
9.0.1.0215

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.X
8.14.09.11.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AQ (variant)
8.10161

F-Secure
Adware.IBryte.X
11.2014-03-08_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadsetup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.11.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PremiumInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12626

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3464

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.08.03.04

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.IBryte.X
15.0.0.645

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.dckzxf
0.28.2.60990

Norman
Downloader
11.20140803

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.X
14.08.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.03.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SystemApplet.N
14.8.3.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1684
23.00.65.14801

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\startdownload.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
System Applet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
7/23/2014 11:00:13 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:cAipyagDw0PN5rPATZ3EYiCIWjpKLhqn6bxhI3gpC2:upyaC15E3EYxVWhIa7pC2

Entry address:
0x181D5

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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Entropy:
6.3833

Code size:
238 KB (243,712 bytes)

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