files.file-downloads.net

A HAPPY DREAMHOST CUSTOMER

Domain Information

The domain files.file-downloads.net registered by A HAPPY DREAMHOST CUSTOMER was initially registered in October of 2013 through NEW DREAM NETWORK, LLC. This domain has been known to host and distribute adware as well as other potentially unwanted software. The hosted servers are located in Ashburn, Virginia within the United States which resides on the Amazon Technologies Inc. network. The domain uses the Amazon Cloudfront CDN service which utilizes a number of proxy IP Addresses (see below).
Registrar:
NEW DREAM NETWORK, LLC

Server location:
Virginia, United States (US)

Create date:
Sunday, October 20, 2013

Expires date:
Monday, October 20, 2014

Updated date:
Sunday, October 20, 2013

ASN:
AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc.,US

Root domain:

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
100.00%

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
100.00%

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1201, TROJ_GEN.F47V0329
100.00%

Sophos
InstallQ
100.00%

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
100.00%

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.43, Adware.W3i.47
100.00%

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
100.00%

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
100.00%

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX.E, PUP.Installer.InstallX.S
100.00%

McAfee
Artemis!B00A1F891F92
50.00%

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.InstallIQ
50.00%

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.lpsd
50.00%

IKARUS anti.virus
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50.00%

AVG
MalSign.Generic
50.00%

herdProtect (fuzzy)
a variant of c32f727a6f356f65c5623c3f681636186af8e67a
50.00%

The domain files.file-downloads.net has been seen to resolve to the following 16 IP addresses.

server-52-85-131-36.iad53.r.cloudfront.net
May 15, 2016

server-52-85-131-26.iad53.r.cloudfront.net
May 15, 2016

server-52-85-131-11.iad53.r.cloudfront.net
May 15, 2016

server-52-85-131-210.iad53.r.cloudfront.net
May 15, 2016

server-52-85-131-196.iad53.r.cloudfront.net
May 15, 2016

server-52-85-131-194.iad53.r.cloudfront.net
May 15, 2016

server-52-85-131-174.iad53.r.cloudfront.net
May 15, 2016

server-52-85-131-133.iad53.r.cloudfront.net
May 15, 2016

server-54-230-103-197.iad2.r.cloudfront.net
September 7, 2014

server-54-230-102-230.iad2.r.cloudfront.net
September 7, 2014

server-54-230-102-84.iad2.r.cloudfront.net
September 7, 2014

server-54-230-101-244.iad2.r.cloudfront.net
September 7, 2014

server-54-230-101-6.iad2.r.cloudfront.net
September 7, 2014

server-54-230-100-164.iad2.r.cloudfront.net
September 7, 2014

server-216-137-33-235.iad2.r.cloudfront.net
September 7, 2014

server-216-137-33-105.iad2.r.cloudfront.net
September 7, 2014

File downloads found at URLs served by files.file-downloads.net.

9 / 68      (Adware)
http://files.file-downloads.net/7zip.exe  (8bd75b4b41a2612cc4d52442599b44de)

15 / 68    (Adware)
http://files.file-downloads.net/7zip_14243_ST_CI_2.exe  (7dc5b5e5172e9c64219567dc912a338f)

The following 3 files have been seen to comunicate with files.file-downloads.net in live environments.

URL:
http://files.file-downloads.net/

Network:
Amazon Cloudfront

Web server:
AmazonS3