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System Applet

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “System Applet ” by System Applet 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ads.cttsrv.com.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by System Applet)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b95c3748219ecacce53e74bcd28044a0

SHA-1:
96b54c2738bee14119ee9426e044ca8c40ac17f3

SHA-256:
ba0840c27b8859aa08de55eaf35fa9d041d975ef0b1128c49885e0730275f405

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 '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:
12/25/2024 12:51:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Bundler (M)
16.6.29.9

File size:
205.4 KB (210,296 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:
System Applet

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:
7/12/2014 4:00:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:QV/jkZyvfV2vqdA0LsfaChbnOfLwJi9I4Ja5xNp75n0pqb:QV/wgVldqDOzvJyxNpB0pqb

Entry address:
0xACC8

Entry point:
E8, 0F, 38, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
6.4053

Code size:
137.5 KB (140,800 bytes)

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

http://ads.cttsrv.com/texred?subid=23f01azofXF6b18Aj-1rcKrgA2OTU3ZWI5ZjRlNjMzYWU3MjM3NzUxYTI0MDY4YTUKWOlAmuy_AAEAAAAAACB2CwEAIgABAAAAAwABAAAADwABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC8zyNlZW5JQQIA&cost=0&ru=http://bidder.tlvmedia.com/.../click.php?subid=23f01azofXF6b18Aj-1rcKrgA2OTU3ZWI5ZjRlNjMzYWU3MjM3NzUxYTI0MDY4YTUKWOlAmuy_AAEAAAAAACB2CwEAIgABAAAAAwABAAAADwABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAC8zyNlZW5JQQIA&redir=aHR0cDovL21idHRkLmNvbS9lbmdpbmUvY2xpY2svY3hjM1Z3Y0d4NVgzQnNZWFJtYjNKdFgyRmpZMjkxYm5SZmFXUTlORE0zTmlaemRYQndiSGxmY0d4aGRHWnZjbTFmYVdROU1qQXlOQ1pzYVc1bFgybDBaVzFmYVdROU5EZ3hNelE_ZXh0X2NsaWNrX2lkPSRQQVJBTSQ~&subid2=21ffaHR0cDovL3dpbmRvd3MubWljcm9zb2Z0LmNvbS9lbi11cy9pbnRlcm5ldC1leHBsb3Jlci9kb3dubG9hZC1pZQ~~&subid2=21ffaHR0cDovL3dpbmRvd3MubWljcm9zb2Z0LmNvbS9lbi11cy9pbnRlcm5ldC1leHBsb3Jlci9kb3dubG9hZC1pZQ~~

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