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

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 465, 1

MD5:
1c3bc8e03f2e84d731da600c56759894

SHA-1:
5fb7dfdd38fe1489a24489f3837b49417992b53f

SHA-256:
059b4db5dff709973ad8fdf228ef146266febd1c94c7a01364c66600a13eb90f

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:
12/24/2024 3:27:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
16.8.3.10

File size:
3.7 MB (3,874,800 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\clash_hack_tool_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
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:
12/16/2014 4:55:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:6QdD4S6HE8sTyKktmWzVpqdi3ZwF5Kxi+bJTzBerc:VjTyKktmIvq8M0xtbJorc

Entry address:
0x3DB48E

Entry point:
9C, C7, 04, 24, BD, 0E, D9, FB, E8, F3, C0, FF, FF, 80, 7F, FF, 00, 54, 50, 60, 68, E8, 08, 7E, CA, 8D, 64, 24, 34, 0F, 85, B8, 7D, 00, 00, 66, FF, C7, 66, 81, EF, B7, EB, 66, 0F, A5, EF, F5, 8B, 7A, 24, F6, C4, D4, E9, 09, 95, 00, 00, D3, 29, DA, 0C, 8E, 5C, F6, 91, FD, 52, 7E, DE, 26, 67, B8, B4, 3F, 5C, C8, A0, 5C, DC, 14, 5C, 6D, 16, A6, 07, 6A, 62, FA, F3, A2, 42, DB, 1B, CA, D5, D9, DD, CD, 44, 6F, 8F, 0B, E2, 43, 98, 69, 1B, EE, 02, 39, CC, 1D, 39, 38, CB, 3D, 7C, DD, 86, B3, 59, B5, 08, B8, 3C, D3...
 
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Code size:
785 KB (803,840 bytes)

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