» cfa_level_2_question_bank_downloader.exe
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cfa_level_2_question_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 cfa_level_2_question_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 dll513.yfdownloader.net.

File name:

Publisher:

http://yourfile-downloader.com (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:

YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:

1, 0, 509, 1

MD5:

6ccd322c02251138e6cd7b400cb464f9

SHA-1:

150800c4af1a95f77b8c17b5b138b58cccb4c068

SHA-256:

69aea95e6e126bdafe9c9bcb67c1f7f1e6cb9d94d166b7916e2831cf93b00f4f

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:

11/25/2024 12:46:54 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)

16.1.31.16

File size:

4 MB (4,150,088 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

Original file name:

YourFileDownloaderInstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

YourFile Downloader

Language:

English

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\videos\movies\cfa_level_2_question_bank_downloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

4/12/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

4/12/2016 5:29:59 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 4:25:09 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:JjuYJoT0BwCG2stpD0skLI+XCKUsiDviV8f4J0hbECcv5lKo/I98hO212XK+XsDX:8YJoNCgWJyKUsgF4JQRA/SE32VXZF0z7

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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Entropy:

7.9125 (probably packed)

Code size:

786 KB (804,864 bytes)

The file cfa_level_2_question_bank_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dll513.yfdownloader.net/j5GGUWPvhV5w0aFgOOeANmvPoS59roYJd6q2aW673GIq/tduEuLbbRTynipIsZVeH zFUwPVzU1GhY8bVI1zLFeIOERkhHsaIJJkHBWMaPMrwS2hMWxw6D05L6kubFLMNmNW419kQf4HcF7xD2wfwAFxE9MWU2bIGVFT2whRfPowCjfS41wW2OpdLtTVVj7 vxoho EfMLurdW/9tHlX4LB9XPmTZ1H90zUyt8srGd6WPxaFh1NIiYAHTIrfUOCR3F69kqMVuJ2nFe/GrB6kZugJ9DqRyL9nsbn4YfzrwGfjoZQxkuLGf5P32UCD/.../3c

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