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a_visualization_exercise_for_biochemistry_incredible_journey_answers.zip_downloader.exe

YourFileDownloader Installer

Via Advertising Group Limited

This is the Via Advertising bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application a_visualization_exercise_for_biochemistry_incredible_journey_answers.zip_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited 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 YourFile Downloader installer.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 265, 1

MD5:
0356ee2a65ab134cebeef6c545db61ba

SHA-1:
123f6d1be4739e5863920c607bd0b019846835fb

SHA-256:
1170dd1cb156998d34e74a405bdd75dacdcbcdf67af4dc6e3016aeab7b11d8c8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/15/2024 3:59:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
15.12.26.11

File size:
2.6 MB (2,716,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfiledownloader.net (C) 2014

Original file name:
YourFileDownloaderInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\a_visualization_exercise_for_biochemistry_incredible_journey_answers.zip_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Via Advertising Group Limited, O=Via Advertising Group Limited, STREET=Boumpoulinas 11, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=1060, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BABC309174F531C6762BBA466401FEAF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/15/2014 7:18:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:4d7iGqY0vEyn+UVtdEOtDi7FKdOBca4bDimh2qc5M59NRe9:gc8y+QztDDdTlLc5U9Q

Entry address:
0x2B8064

Entry point:
E8, 98, F1, E3, FF, 00, 00, 46, 69, 6E, 64, 57, 69, 6E, 64, 6F, 77, 57, 00, E8, 9E, 44, 01, 00, 00, 00, 43, 72, 65, 61, 74, 65, 53, 65, 6D, 61, 70, 68, 6F, 72, 65, 57, 00, 50, F0, 1F, FD, FD, 86, B7, 92, 6C, 8F, B4, 9E, C2, EE, 90, 77, 4B, 8A, 68, C0, C1, BF, BD, 26, 6E, A1, 9C, BF, 03, 99, 12, E7, 17, AA, 36, 35, CA, 8A, 57, C0, 2E, 3F, DC, 0D, 7D, 72, 69, E5, A1, 88, 4E, 4B, 66, 24, 64, D4, 58, 50, C7, 04, B9, EF, D9, 2C, 15, 58, 97, 66, 17, 84, 86, 87, BD, 91, 11, 11, 5E, B9, 03, A8, A4, 94, 46, E6, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.8300  (probably packed)

Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

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

http://dll512.loadarchive.biz/j5GkHHTZuk5n2KRFa8y4LGCXsD93sroiZaH2KXW6yjF3o4Y/R72AKFKmlHRDtpIRS7icBV6F0gFZkY8BX5EqElCfchIwgycBL4QrCznFILd/zCy/ZjcgvHB3aO0zbByqZzgVoERgSOkSekjtNXFVnl06QdUTRl/.../chPbj4ISnh ScM9eooFojBPxy10iYU4v8LV5bPYTavlAwe1tMKW4zbHLzHmBz3mKYF6o ZHenC F7jYqAYqD7jua8torn3KbHt2C7nuZIj26bMKIOjyHzarIIU3K7RRcrG2EmXloscn83wBw==

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