ban_ghost_win_xp_sp3_nhe_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 ban_ghost_win_xp_sp3_nhe_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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dll513.yourfdownloader.com.
Publisher:
http://yourfile-downloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 509, 1

MD5:
2b7e64dfe1d8e2bee54b0cd30fd3d2fb

SHA-1:
5c39c95c81c08d655c4e1b6bf7d82e9fa754c247

SHA-256:
afb2e11b819a026d1fbf7fe04bdb66ac75e746fc79e27903c4edd60e0bb49d31

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:
11/24/2024 11:50:50 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
16.2.18.7

File size:
3.9 MB (4,140,552 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}\downloads\ban_ghost_win_xp_sp3_nhe_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 6:59:59 AM

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:
1/24/2015 5:55:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ajuYJoT0BwCG2stpD0skLI+XCKUsiDviV8f4J0hbECcv5lKo/I98hO212XK+XsDw:FYJoNCgWJyKUsgF4JQRA/SE32VXZF0zU

Entry address:
0x4A15EE

Entry point:
9C, E9, 08, 2F, FA, FF, F8, 30, D0, 01, FE, E8, 43, 2F, FA, FF, 8A, A3, 66, 64, 39, 1F, AB, 7D, 7F, B2, 5B, E1, A3, 92, 6F, D9, 22, 1D, B1, 91, 7C, CB, 2B, 0E, D2, 6E, 0A, 20, BA, 8B, 16, 1C, 8B, A7, 3D, 05, 38, ED, F7, 1F, 79, 8D, 3E, FF, D5, 68, 4E, EF, 15, 63, 51, 55, 01, 14, 25, C8, 84, E8, 99, A8, 60, E1, 73, 33, 45, 3F, 6C, 28, 04, F5, 0D, 2F, 11, 50, F2, FD, 45, 34, BA, 67, F8, 42, 76, 82, 65, 50, 7C, 72, 40, B9, 5C, C3, 52, DB, A5, 5E, 9A, 95, 53, F2, CF, 99, 6C, 28, B3, 0C, 85, 67, 21, C2, CC, F3...
 
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Code size:
786 KB (804,864 bytes)

The file ban_ghost_win_xp_sp3_nhe_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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