al2btan_3zwz_19_downloader.exe

SimpleFiles Installer

Technology Island, 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 al2btan_3zwz_19_downloader.exe by Technology Island 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dd.simple-files.com.
Publisher:
Technology Island, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
a245633c04cfec61e7b837f1dde0c3bf

SHA-1:
73bfd26fa796466ab2e840ccac388e01e7f1e44a

SHA-256:
bf033a3d4683279b67ad3b92c2809f3adffa4e41b7fb507ad01761b774ab127d

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 '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:
11/27/2024 2:39:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.Technolo.Bundler (M)
16.5.20.16

File size:
2.9 MB (3,072,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://simple-files.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\al2btan_3zwz_19_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/3/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Technology Island, Inc.", O="Technology Island, Inc.", STREET="1740 H Dell Range Blvd #281", L=Cheyenne, S=Wyoming, PostalCode=82009, C=US

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

Serial number:
00C4B79CE2BFD68D5C070C51E7F2C237C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/5/2014 1:06:38 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Pizlz8qHpmyy0QGXe5gOEzuis3k+wHevM4Ow+D/aX9z8bx2l:PizmqHpm3Rh0uistwHeUVnDaa12l

Entry address:
0x52672

Entry point:
E8, 28, 0A, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D0, 62, 4A, 00, E8, 38, 99, 00, 00, E8, 91, 46, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, BB, 09, 01, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, F0, C5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7254  (probably packed)

Code size:
551.5 KB (564,736 bytes)

The file al2btan_3zwz_19_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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