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File Falcon

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application java_setup.exe, “System Applet ” by File Falcon has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
48b2a53c918d77c8f95e2a3742fc61a0

SHA-1:
ac0aef91742cbb8b6bf878e1ecf10d943c740cff

SHA-256:
60308a35b47674f16c09146da1cd4cfdf46e81e230c015bfc75a2df32fae5325

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/25/2024 12:41:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.15.21

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\java_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Falcon

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/20/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 8:59:59 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 4:15:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

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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