download-shockwave-player-8.5-for-windows.rar_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 download-shockwave-player-8.5-for-windows.rar_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Adobe Shockwave Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
http://yourfile-downloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 509, 1

MD5:
23e0f709b775010272a0081bf3c1f45a

SHA-1:
063c6e75139d8b148aaae9704e8ad60da5181e09

SHA-256:
6e97361504c033418e665cf515733f79acdbd3b677f0b1450e2325d635b57ccd

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 2:08:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.610076
5751583

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.YourFileDownloader
2015.06.11

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/EDownloader.Gen
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Kazy.D94F1C
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Adware Generic_r.YX
2015.0.4355

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.610076
1.0.20.810

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.ExpressDownloader.CA
22412

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10330
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.610076
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader.K potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.610076
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.610076
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16204

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2015.06.11.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.610076
16.0.0.486

Norman
Gen:Variant.Kazy.610076
02.06.2015 14:23:46

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.Bundler
15.6.11.0

Sophos
PUA 'Go For Files'
5.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758264
40830

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.33941
2.0.0.2218

File size:
3.7 MB (3,859,816 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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 7:59:59 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:
1/24/2015 6:55:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:+4uZhR5BEC9PNyGQylE3g+Q/k0PBWgtWL59+h:+PZKAPN6yQRQ/RP7tWL5Uh

Entry address:
0x453E26

Entry point:
9C, 60, C7, 44, 24, 20, D6, BA, 54, B3, 68, 5E, 2E, D6, 2E, E9, 17, A9, FE, FF, 00, 00, 53, 48, 43, 68, 61, 6E, 67, 65, 4E, 6F, 74, 69, 66, 79, 00, 68, 75, FA, ED, D3, F8, 60, D3, E0, C7, 04, 24, 16, BC, AA, 9B, FF, 74, 24, 08, 9C, E9, A7, 29, 04, 00, F3, 77, BF, 44, 1D, 9A, EE, 3C, E5, 95, C9, 4B, 6F, FB, EC, 5C, 20, 81, 48, D6, 98, 8E, D4, DC, 8D, AA, BB, 9C, 5D, 41, 89, FC, C1, B0, F5, 7A, AA, 53, AA, 7A, 62, B3, FA, 21, B7, AB, B2, 04, 4B, 4D, 54, 95, 72, 17, B1, 00, D1, EA, 9B, 4E, 26, CF, 65, 69, AA...
 
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Entropy:
7.9022  (probably packed)

Code size:
786 KB (804,864 bytes)

The file download-shockwave-player-8.5-for-windows.rar_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.