goforfiles_downloader.exe

GoForFiles Installer

Righway Technologies, Inc

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 goforfiles_downloader.exe by Righway Technologies, Inc 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 dw901.go-for-files.biz.
Publisher:
http://goforfiles.com  (signed by Righway Technologies, Inc)

Product:
GoForFiles Installer

Version:
1, 0, 326, 1

MD5:
29683582b99d2e03de94298f05877599

SHA-1:
d176cb7d911c326974831eb632a9af381615cd60

SHA-256:
62456726f45c3d5782f027bb9dc8c7c74b5b4298b36f7fd00a7080d7b2d757a3

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:
11/14/2024 9:14:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.RighwayTechnologies.V
14.12.16.8

File size:
3.4 MB (3,527,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://goforfiles.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
GoForFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
Ingilizce

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/22/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/23/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Righway Technologies, Inc", O="Righway Technologies, Inc", STREET="1740 H Dell Range Blvd #281", L=Cheyenne, S=Wyoming, PostalCode=82009, C=US

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

Serial number:
0089B8C147F063769F8D685962C161E027

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 11:06:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:DVJ0bWuZigab6gI1AfONnc81zBWPPwRPc:r0qEigab6gIzcVnSPc

Entry address:
0x5EFC24

Entry point:
9C, FF, 34, 24, 89, 04, 24, C7, 04, 24, 0B, 72, DE, 23, C7, 44, 24, 04, 03, CF, 41, 06, 9C, 9C, C7, 44, 24, 08, 82, 0E, CD, 87, FF, 34, 24, C6, 04, 24, 42, 89, 34, 24, 9C, 8D, 64, 24, 10, E9, 65, 61, 06, 00, 39, 2B, 8D, E2, 56, D5, 51, C3, C0, B1, 60, B2, 43, 10, C2, B3, 99, 25, 27, 94, D1, 1D, DB, 02, 95, 06, E0, 28, D5, 41, 5F, 6B, A6, 18, D7, CA, FB, 64, 7D, B5, 54, 29, 13, CA, A7, 8F, 0D, 69, 89, 38, 53, 5E, 70, 47, FA, 4E, C7, D3, 2A, 68, E6, A1, E7, E3, 54, 07, E0, 1E, 1E, 64, 35, 31, C3, 01, 3F, 0E...
 
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Code size:
774.5 KB (793,088 bytes)

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