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download_now_downloader.exe

SimpleFiles

Blisbury LLP

The application download_now_downloader.exe by Blisbury LLP has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 SimpleFiles installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from fetch.simple-files.com.
Publisher:
http://www.simple-files.com/  (signed by Blisbury LLP)

Product:
SimpleFiles

Version:
1, 0, 0, 464

MD5:
9edbf202a81170cf4597032959ed56cb

SHA-1:
d671ab32fa0ee19f73bdc433ccd547ca14a86493

SHA-256:
6cdf92687c74e1c3ce901096a40eb9429c26dbd6c2be4642c9d952479ce4bc9f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 '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:
11/30/2024 8:24:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blisbury (M)
16.8.9.5

File size:
5.1 MB (5,365,528 bytes)

Product version:
2,0,0,0

Copyright:
Copyright http://www.simple-files.com/ (C) 2012

Original file name:
SimpleFiles.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SimpleFiles

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\download_now_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blisbury LLP

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/13/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Blisbury LLP, O=Blisbury LLP, STREET=Suite 3.15, STREET=One Fetter Lane, L=London, S=London, PostalCode=EC4A 1BR, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3A064626CE173599127D78C730697B78

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2013 5:47:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:xFNtEnpiCiIy5XzX7N6dteNAVv7b2fycU6:DuiCnYDXJ6dteNAVv7Kfe6

Entry address:
0x199AD

Entry point:
E8, 78, 8A, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C, 83, 3D, A4, AA, 43, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 79, 33, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 14, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 29, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 30, 9B, 41, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.9301  (probably packed)

Code size:
164 KB (167,936 bytes)

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

http://fetch.simple-files.com/j5GBWHXepVRn0OZxZc/.../jDp68dRkFuHPKFO2mjJDvMxSFuTTEw C3w1Ei5BSC9s1Qg==

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