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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 39 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 ads.cttsrv.com.
Publisher:
System Applet   (signed by File Falcon)

Product:
System Applet

Description:
System Applet

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
e5a1b36e5485990a19a433753194ca36

SHA-1:
cc00bdaaa513f3d1a7fffb39e12069437e506805

SHA-256:
8c37bc0a4e8312a04a6d0bd3fc242fc4cfdf2a359190f93b42903bd46fc1b94d

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:
11/23/2024 11:24:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
359

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.02.10

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:IBryte-DJ [PUP]
2014.9-160210

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2017.0.2837

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.16210

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
1.0.20.205

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
Trojan.Packed.28003
9.0.1.041

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145314
8.16.02.10.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AN application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Zbot.AAN!tr
2/10/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-c255719d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2016-10-02_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.680

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.10.11

McAfee
GenericATG-FGI!02EC0BDF7C3C
5600.6493

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.B
17.0.0.123

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cxjjsz
0.28.0.59608

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20160210

nProtect
Adware.IBryte.Y
14.07.31.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.10.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.FileFalcon.Bundler (M)
16.2.10.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.192B
23.00.65.16208

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.IBryte/Variant
9331

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.QODbcf
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0310
7.2.41

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.854
2.0.0.1790

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:
File Falcon

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/21/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/22/2015 8:59:59 AM

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:
7/17/2014 6:01:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:TVvjTdyj7VlvqVA0LQDaChbnOfLwJi9I4ta5ZZNp75n0pr5:TVvn0VUVSDOzvtyZZNpB0pr5

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:
6.4058

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=2398b4FJrXF6b18Ag7v4oKrgA2ODcyZWI2MTFkNzg5ZWIwNjYzYzExZjU5NjBhMzKPwvU8rCPAAAEAAAAAAEhQUW8AIgABAAAAAgABAAAADwABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGYHB_ZW4zMgEA&cost=0&ru=http://bidder.tlvmedia.com/.../click.php?subid=2398b4FJrXF6b18Ag7v4oKrgA2ODcyZWI2MTFkNzg5ZWIwNjYzYzExZjU5NjBhMzKPwvU8rCPAAAEAAAAAAEhQUW8AIgABAAAAAgABAAAADwABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGYHB_ZW4zMgEA&redir=aHR0cDovL21idHRkLmNvbS9lbmdpbmUvY2xpY2svY3hjM1Z3Y0d4NVgzQnNZWFJtYjNKdFgyRmpZMjkxYm5SZmFXUTlORE0zTmlaemRYQndiSGxmY0d4aGRHWnZjbTFmYVdROU1qQXlOQ1pzYVc1bFgybDBaVzFmYVdROU5EZ3hNelE_ZXh0X2NsaWNrX2lkPSRQQVJBTSQ~&subid2=6500aHR0cDovL3d3dy5sa2VudGVydGFpbm1lbnQuaW5mby9QaG90by8yMDE0LzA3LzE0L3NvbWEtZWRpcmlzaW5naGVzLTc1dGgtYmlydGhkYXktY2VsZWJyYXRpb24tZXZlbnQtaW4tdG9yb250by1waG90b3MvbmdnYWxsZXJ5L2ltYWdlL3NvbWFlZGlyaXNpbmdoZS03NWJpcnRoZGF5LXBob3QtMg~~&subid2=6500aHR0cDovL3d3dy5sa2VudGVydGFpbm1lbnQuaW5mby9QaG90by8yMDE0LzA3LzE0L3NvbWEtZWRpcmlz

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