campbell_biology_8th_edition_test_bank_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 campbell_biology_8th_edition_test_bank_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 dll512.webfilebase.biz.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 261, 1

MD5:
227b52de7a02cd12757514566149b814

SHA-1:
87f2ddd32cc5c821659227fe3b0269e127695951

SHA-256:
a858741dfd44d0060fd6715bef63c196c5955bc5bb0b3b6c2b4784bfec832d9d

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/30/2024 10:18:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
15.10.25.8

File size:
2.7 MB (2,790,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfiledownloader.net (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\campbell_biology_8th_edition_test_bank_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 6:59:59 PM

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:
9/15/2014 6:31:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:B8M+oyL0RUFEuaWt5xcjo1ANLkj1UZjrlkBKRXGv60NXJcm:x+oyL6UeY5+js2AjwrlkBGXOum

Entry address:
0xF7458

Entry point:
0F, 88, 32, 20, 00, 00, 68, 9E, 6D, 19, FF, E9, 3F, 15, 00, 00, 00, 00, 47, 65, 74, 57, 69, 6E, 64, 6F, 77, 54, 68, 72, 65, 61, 64, 50, 72, 6F, 63, 65, 73, 73, 49, 64, 00, 00, 00, 4C, 6F, 63, 6B, 52, 65, 73, 6F, 75, 72, 63, 65, 00, 00, 00, 53, 65, 74, 54, 68, 72, 65, 61, 64, 50, 72, 69, 6F, 72, 69, 74, 79, 00, E9, 96, A0, 22, 00, 11, D2, 66, 81, F9, 62, 1A, 39, E4, 83, E9, 01, F9, 84, F4, E8, D6, C9, 23, 00, 80, C2, 96, 84, CC, BA, 72, 5F, 68, B3, 5A, 66, D3, E1, F6, DF, F7, DE, 66, C1, E6, 0A, 5F, F8, 66...
 
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Entropy:
7.8363  (probably packed)

Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

The file campbell_biology_8th_edition_test_bank_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.