imany_-_the_shape_of_a_broken_heart_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 imany_-_the_shape_of_a_broken_heart_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.archiveload.biz.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 261, 1

MD5:
8c22e7b1c45c9929437e6c2ed4a26dae

SHA-1:
9096d42532e2c851539c9ea87e67003e3b8afeb4

SHA-256:
bf4a2fdbd5d347f694f8f060bacb1d42fd0bd4b3e8d8e66058657468c9cbb0a7

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 3:57:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)
16.4.16.3

File size:
3.4 MB (3,576,344 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\imany_-_the_shape_of_a_broken_heart_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
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:
9/15/2014 1:31:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Tz/wwK74LbIxmtRwsNATgpqvQ8uI+jlJ51bI:wB7CkmtWEATgpqREbI

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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Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

The file imany_-_the_shape_of_a_broken_heart_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.