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holt_mcdougal_mathematics_algebra_1_workbook_answers_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 holt_mcdougal_mathematics_algebra_1_workbook_answers_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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dll512.interarchive.biz.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 261, 1

MD5:
a5885462971c926e748d74e909205c02

SHA-1:
8dd639078dc860a686e75320360967063ff17a38

SHA-256:
5d5e1f26189f8833d8e42a6fbd5dc189bcd2e94fed967cf631018004d1ac0cfe

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:
12/30/2024 8:03:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)
16.3.10.13

File size:
3.4 MB (3,592,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfiledownloader.net (C) 2014

Original file name:
YourFileDownloaderInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\holt_mcdougal_mathematics_algebra_1_workbook_answers_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 4:59:59 PM

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:
9/15/2014 4:31:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Lz/wwK74LbIxmtRwsNATgpqvQ8uI+jlJ51bb:4B7CkmtWEATgpqREbb

Entry address:
0x6356B9

Entry point:
60, C7, 44, 24, 1C, FD, 3D, 18, C4, E9, 1A, EE, D5, FF, FF, 61, EC, 80, 19, AF, 32, 3E, A0, 27, 3C, 78, 23, C2, 55, F1, 6C, D6, 4B, 74, FB, B7, D2, 5A, D1, E2, 69, FB, 7C, E2, 61, F5, 78, E4, 71, 07, 92, B3, 38, A9, 34, 38, 05, 96, 98, AF, 37, 0B, 78, C6, 31, B0, 2C, BF, B1, C4, F7, EA, 57, 10, 5E, F6, 65, 69, 84, 19, E6, 9B, 0E, 83, 13, 88, F9, 90, 26, 7B, D4, 98, 71, EC, 76, C3, DA, 01, A0, 78, 0C, C9, 6E, B9, FD, 12, 46, CD, C1, CC, 4D, DD, 5A, 54, EB, 41, BE, F3, FD, CC, 8B, 7C, 17, 22, 32, 4C, DC, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.8912  (probably packed)

Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

The file holt_mcdougal_mathematics_algebra_1_workbook_answers_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dll512.interarchive.biz/j5GNWG7E4nZl0KJKbdm9aEPdoS93rbg/f6euZFukhjZ8voR8E/u NFS/jzBFs9oiQK CAkCT3x9F2cxbC9k3QgjUN0Nkg3wZL5AwRnPIKLNojHT1Jm58 QltebJpLlXhP2pD/.../lK8DTr4alq7rKsN ztlSG8up1yhqDLLdSkz34=

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