archive_-_axiom__downloader.exe

GoForFiles Installer

Righway Technologies, 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 archive_-_axiom__downloader.exe by Righway Technologies, Inc 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 dw901.go-for-files.biz.
Publisher:
http://goforfiles.com  (signed by Righway Technologies, Inc)

Product:
GoForFiles Installer

Version:
1, 0, 386, 1

MD5:
9852de7cf38ad06a1be63e4af22d8fb6

SHA-1:
993e421f0fa8e2a7436a7263c975edd979a3add6

SHA-256:
afa69d8e5f3c7fde81485071dbd16560513e9b772801da7b3f8848161ecbfaa9

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 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:
11/14/2024 9:01:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.RighwayT.Bundler (M)
16.3.25.1

File size:
3.7 MB (3,876,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://goforfiles.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
GoForFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\archive_-_axiom__downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/22/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/23/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Righway Technologies, Inc", O="Righway Technologies, 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:
0089B8C147F063769F8D685962C161E027

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2014 3:29:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Me4SjN0psxAMv+VaD/okh1apMZjZXqnP1Gj9:djoaDgkzapMKPU

Entry address:
0x6DDF9D

Entry point:
E8, 99, FF, 05, 00, 8D, 64, 24, 3C, 0F, 84, 31, 0D, 00, 00, F9, F9, 01, F8, 80, F9, 28, F5, 9C, 39, D0, E9, CF, EC, D0, FF, E8, 84, 4E, 06, 00, E9, 06, CE, 06, 00, 2D, F4, 83, C3, F3, 2C, 0E, A3, BD, 55, B3, 3E, 37, D1, 19, CA, FD, 6F, 99, 95, F2, A5, 4D, 20, 42, 59, 2F, C1, 60, 68, 1D, 5D, 59, 19, EF, 7B, 8D, 96, 74, CE, 2C, 35, A0, E1, 29, A8, D9, 3B, 59, BF, 88, 90, 38, CA, 02, E0, 4D, A5, 92, 9A, E7, 01, 3C, 1C, D4, 73, 8F, 3D, A5, 6B, 11, EC, DE, 58, F4, 72, 0B, 39, E0, 24, 5D, 27, F3, 06, 9F, 2F, 34...
 
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Code size:
782.5 KB (801,280 bytes)

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