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civilization_2_full_version_free_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 civilization_2_full_version_free_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.archiveload.biz.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 261, 1

MD5:
0ba16151291d80e1f91d700c0180aeac

SHA-1:
18ba8ae6eff4d4a841a736c174c0c026b4afc613

SHA-256:
740d44e10e538f0f3d0b72ae0a54c0148bff21d8804c67c95d3bd151772e598f

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:
11/15/2024 3:11:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
16.2.23.19

File size:
3 MB (3,146,360 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\civilization_2_full_version_free_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 1:59:59 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:
9/15/2014 1:31:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:4AEI4xea9IG+FyF+j0IcdRPT/lH4DB/4vM4Ow+D/aX9z8bxSgXZ:4AieaezLcoQUVnDaa1P

Entry address:
0x8489A

Entry point:
E8, DA, 28, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D0, 41, 4E, 00, E8, D0, BB, 00, 00, E8, 7F, 6C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6D, 28, 01, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 88, E8, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

The file civilization_2_full_version_free_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dll512.archiveload.biz/j5GmXnTZpVJ81blWZdb6cSXaoCt 668uZLe0IHTjhyF7qcMjUe3Ybxfk1G8T6sVSCK ABVuExFIP1M9XHJhgAUqCYAUdmW1GddJ5DSued oto2H ImUks3BnceY5YxyieHhB5D14RugSKVn3D3lV0AB5QYkRT1SNAkBO8BlHNN0KXjyK0nxvzucJDvesVDb 61JzpPM0ZP wNC g/.../waoGG34qBv

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