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Downloader.exe

YourFile Downloader

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 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.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
2804415eb1030648c68737958ecdd4af

SHA-1:
7321f91daa905d81c876a9103cca4f255a179775

SHA-256:
53e550b646bec2798f0761fd14b9a2eeb122e68d46d63df0fb4abf2ab2c13971

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 '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:
11/23/2024 4:45:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
17.2.21.21

File size:
1.3 MB (1,368,176 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfiledownloader.com (C) 2012

Original file name:
Downloader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\yourfiledownloader\downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/30/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/1/2013 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Via Advertising Group Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Via Advertising Group Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
54119944225483D152EE7DAA2475480B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/7/2012 9:24:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x3F12CC

Entry point:
0F, 84, D4, 70, FC, FF, 68, 8A, 45, AF, 76, C7, 04, 24, 2F, E0, 3F, 6F, 60, C7, 44, 24, 1C, C7, 7D, 88, 61, 60, 9C, 8D, 64, 24, 40, E9, A0, 40, 00, 00, 36, AE, 2C, 26, 14, 6B, 08, 3F, A2, 16, 77, C7, FC, 50, B1, 6D, 4E, B2, 13, 7F, E0, 38, 91, 09, 62, BE, D3, 53, 88, 04, 41, 0D, B6, 6E, 52, 94, 1A, C8, 2E, CD, 9D, 76, CA, 37, DB, 75, 41, AE, E0, BB, 27, B8, 30, 03, 65, 17, 0A, E7, 6A, 3C, 54, A5, 80, 55, CD, B2, 12, 15, B2, 1A, 98, FC, 8D, DC, 18, 2E, A3, 7B, EC, 74, F2, 18, 1A, 8D, 20, DE, AD, 75, 91, 60...
 
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Entropy:
7.8903  (probably packed)

Code size:
2 MB (2,128,896 bytes)

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
Name:
yourfile downloader


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