setup.exe

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 38 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
0d731390285e5474f5da3cdb8a1b2669

SHA-1:
608edfd7384eef0c14281909ba20a643f5aaa5b7

SHA-256:
7908bef748837d0870212e479dbdfe54055e9ab011aa0b09fff9243a9e9d4d27

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
11/27/2024 1:05:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.IBryte.Y
6097224

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
14.12.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DY [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.VX
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.14129

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.1715

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-592
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.iBryte.WRP
18251

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

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.IBryte.Y
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AP application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
12/9/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2014-09-12_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2822

Malwarebytes
v2014.12.09.03

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6921

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
15.0.0.1029

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Adware.IBryte.Y
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.07.31.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.09.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FileFalcon.F
14.12.9.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.141207

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.08

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.IBryte/Variant
10188

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.343

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/20/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2015 7:59:59 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 5:28:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SriNkJdFZiYiBZNENLrgo2SLhp+bTVU4al63op3b:SXL6NENLrtvh2gp3b

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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Entropy:
6.3850

Code size:
238 KB (243,712 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

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