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goforfiles_downloader.exe

GoforFiles

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 y.gofor-files.net.
Publisher:
http://www.goforfiles.com/  (signed by Righway Technologies, Inc)

Product:
GoforFiles

Version:
1, 0, 0, 464

MD5:
5e4e8661f96674c974e0d97e90211375

SHA-1:
dc13fcb935664ed9999af807ca36fbfa2bd0cb32

SHA-256:
f8176fd72cf3412e9b6e520ae82774b97bbc1f0ae2a212dfff54d212e37129e6

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 12:27:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
16.7.19.7

File size:
7.4 MB (7,779,376 bytes)

Product version:
2,0,0,0

Copyright:
Copyright http://www.goforfiles.com/ (C) 2012

Original file name:
GoforFiles.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Righway Technologies, Inc

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:
6/27/2014 11:02:25 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:F6q3hD2ZwJ4jTYWraDWj6SD0rBfPg8d55ri8yTgE:F6q3hbnWj6DhX5W8yt

Entry address:
0x3D03F

Entry point:
E8, 20, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, F2, 46, 00, E8, AB, 78, 00, 00, E8, C2, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, B3, EF, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, F9, B5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9348  (probably packed)

Code size:
358 KB (366,592 bytes)

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

http://y.gofor-files.net/j5GOaGPT50lnxutLeYXgdz6I4X8m9 h8MLeoLW2liDcj/dVhF fPKFO2hDsX6cFVG vTF1OSjQVTlqIGXtU1VUmBbBN/xDhMYIB0Dy/FN/c8nXPhO2NG/.../N29OqlE2XPpbV2W5Bn8MxgA6Qc4fRQSaQhQJm00YcYJJCjXF7VQ82PJrJNu3C3e3s1hzs IsZK8=

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