setup.exe

System Applet

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application setup.exe, “System Applet ” by System Applet has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.oinstaller2.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
4d34212f414f04f869854b08868a886b

SHA-1:
73d8ffd8c4c7a8a1bc5e53fae74b4ce31027d8d8

SHA-256:
12d100fc944cd39c6a1c0b85d09901b461f23cc973cf7617829ad4d346af5148

Scanner detections:
39 / 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 12:03:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
6651179

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.07.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.qoemnl
7.11.143.56

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
150303-0

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.YP
2014.0.4253

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.15312

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.149578
1.0.20.355

Bkav FE
W32.VikesluLTAH.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-2033
0.98/20183

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.S
18097

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.25708
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AW application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
3/12/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-cb13a419
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.18.21

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2358

Malwarebytes
v2015.03.12.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!FD9B4461BEC1
5600.6829

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.149578
16.0.0.213

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cukphe
0.28.0.59048

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.427497
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.AD
14.08.06.01

Panda Antivirus
15.03.12.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.dbe
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.3.12.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.14B5
23.00.65.15310

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
10002

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.71

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent.bkfx
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28214

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.185015
2.0.0.1790

File size:
62.9 KB (64,376 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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:
8/1/2014 12:07:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:VOl8qd91AKQ1aDI8N/SbkIo+D5hBxKBx+gJUK/5EUhuWKvOvUwp3ggbGdP+Yq5qW:MhdvI8t+kokZOM5fu7OvUwHbGdGjuW

Entry address:
0x609D

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, A2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.8048

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

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