{blocked}.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 {blocked}.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:
99609bdf010d2a3314cc651ad3dcb747

SHA-1:
70195ca05b193b1192a582a870d9399e25fd6d4d

SHA-256:
5bcbb263d8edec77c258f633ec940867c7c427b488a117fdb130f60117dac3d5

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:
11/24/2024 11:27:33 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)
16.3.23.21

File size:
3.7 MB (3,881,128 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\xxx-zoo-porn-movies_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
4/12/2016 3:59:59 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 2:55:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:k4uZhR5BEC9PNyGQylE3g+Q/k0PBWgtWL59+g:kPZKAPN6yQRQ/RP7tWL5Ug

Entry address:
0x453E26

Entry point:
9C, 60, C7, 44, 24, 20, D6, BA, 54, B3, 68, 5E, 2E, D6, 2E, E9, 17, A9, FE, FF, 00, 00, 53, 48, 43, 68, 61, 6E, 67, 65, 4E, 6F, 74, 69, 66, 79, 00, 68, 75, FA, ED, D3, F8, 60, D3, E0, C7, 04, 24, 16, BC, AA, 9B, FF, 74, 24, 08, 9C, E9, A7, 29, 04, 00, F3, 77, BF, 44, 1D, 9A, EE, 3C, E5, 95, C9, 4B, 6F, FB, EC, 5C, 20, 81, 48, D6, 98, 8E, D4, DC, 8D, AA, BB, 9C, 5D, 41, 89, FC, C1, B0, F5, 7A, AA, 53, AA, 7A, 62, B3, FA, 21, B7, AB, B2, 04, 4B, 4D, 54, 95, 72, 17, B1, 00, D1, EA, 9B, 4E, 26, CF, 65, 69, AA...
 
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Entropy:
7.9031  (probably packed)

Code size:
786 KB (804,864 bytes)

The file {blocked}.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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