acpi-hpq0004-driver_downloader.exe

YourFileDownloader Installer

Romir Production Inc

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 acpi-hpq0004-driver_downloader.exe by Romir Production Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dn.yourfiledownloader.com a web site host known to distribute potentially unwanted software operated by Via Advertising Group Limited.
Publisher:
http://yourfile-downloader.com  (signed by Romir Production Inc)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 384, 1

MD5:
4b7dce2792be5f3f528fa25420672817

SHA-1:
5d2d59707808ae1f8acb6ad4dd311a9389787415

SHA-256:
5f71eb46dfb18ad72b6d09d075696a484fcf9ef34014a639ccd6b11e7938fd77

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 '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:
12/24/2024 3:15:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
16.7.25.12

File size:
3.7 MB (3,830,272 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfile-downloader.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
YourFileDownloaderInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\acpi-hpq0004-driver_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/27/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/1/2016 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Romir Production Inc, O=Romir Production Inc, L=Mahe, C=SC

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0E42162AE2595C541F88BCA20E8603DB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2014 9:47:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Ojgq12icwloa9UZOVEgeuf3lXX9ydvSZ7:E1avaGIEMln9yNSx

Entry address:
0x712E91

Entry point:
E8, 38, B6, FF, FF, 00, 00, 43, 72, 79, 70, 74, 41, 63, 71, 75, 69, 72, 65, 43, 6F, 6E, 74, 65, 78, 74, 41, 00, E9, 74, 30, CD, FF, E4, 11, 7F, 53, 99, 7B, A5, 10, 71, BC, C5, 6A, 4B, FE, 36, 18, B0, 59, AF, 83, D9, BB, D9, BD, D3, A5, FF, 96, FE, 97, 09, A0, 00, D2, 16, E6, 6E, 07, 99, 17, 89, 3F, 1E, 86, F5, B7, F5, 85, C3, 9E, 86, A9, 24, 58, 44, 4A, A4, 0E, 02, C4, 79, C7, 36, 52, EE, 56, 50, B1, 39, 46, CE, FC, 45, D7, CB, 7B, 95, C1, B3, F1, 40, 30, 64, 4C, 46, D2, 5E, 50, 12, 25, 71, 14, C9, 43, 40...
 
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Code size:
782.5 KB (801,280 bytes)

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