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illustrated_seamanship_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 illustrated_seamanship_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 dll513.bestfiledownload.biz.
Publisher:
http://yourfile-downloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 372, 1

MD5:
db50ea4d2be607d7cd96cd2588bd5ed4

SHA-1:
58862a7d6bcc17cfa5a9a3ed4abe885898e8d916

SHA-256:
9ec3f8d64b5919bf9a58e6607531a4ce8cf63d6410b1c821616c9053589b561b

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 3:02:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)
16.5.30.19

File size:
3.5 MB (3,713,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfile-downloader.com (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\illustrated_seamanship_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
11/18/2014 5:22:09 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:vKHSuD++Ac/AQ31KoeAlNn80T7wJ6tyPW1:CyW+M/7I/k80goYQ

Entry address:
0x673167

Entry point:
60, C7, 44, 24, 1C, 5B, D5, B6, 77, E8, D1, 3A, 06, 00, A8, 0D, DF, C9, 4B, C9, BD, D1, 82, DD, C7, A8, 32, B1, E6, 97, F1, BE, 75, 10, DF, CE, 18, 6B, 90, 05, 0A, 9F, 21, 86, 28, 8B, 25, 62, 7E, E5, 09, 64, 73, 40, CE, B5, 53, 2E, 40, 07, 41, 10, 44, BC, 5B, 0E, 6C, 16, 6E, 25, 4C, 4F, CF, CE, 5A, 51, 82, 37, 9C, 06, 2E, 32, E3, BA, A0, 5F, 9C, F9, 8B, 34, 51, DB, AC, E4, 1D, DC, CB, E2, 41, 2E, 98, 87, 89, 60, F3, D3, 34, 78, CD, B2, F0, 45, 2E, 0D, 84, B6, FD, 0F, 6C, CE, 8D, 65, 1E, C2, 91, 99, 0E, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.8972  (probably packed)

Code size:
782.5 KB (801,280 bytes)

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

http://dll513.bestfiledownload.biz/j5GMW27Fuk901blabpOCJm/RtClhqLA7MLCuciv80GUt9d1kG DPKFO2hDsX6cFTHeTAQUKBix9YgY8wU4w8QBiYdxYklmAYGYB0Dy/FIKUtkHzkOT0orSJgbtAyZ1LnY3hN8gN0WvUDYAP8BXUX1wpvasQdVVffBF0A6ikOM9YfQBrU7lkq0NlaIoK6HiWn/WM8t694aOWlcnP o39P4qh9Q6LDDwG61TxQ551pF4WYaxHV1gFK0oFQT9 OWOPEh1nmx/NAv8jxRO7ZvxmsQIZa WDv5fctteXpMve5h2Os48FigeT2coKpnzmY d9H062GH8uYn1/.../KXX26HYtrNk=

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