jarren_benton_-_get_a_load_of_me_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 jarren_benton_-_get_a_load_of_me_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:
f3efde8f0e36fcf0a92d7254c31d9615

SHA-1:
65c0b0e9f5001866ebeae4217b11d91242bff3cc

SHA-256:
7c6f0a37f7ea3c43e6ca22e92d54e6ad634533501900dbbf727270d36d586338

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:
11/15/2024 3:45:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)
16.4.29.6

File size:
3.6 MB (3,766,360 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 (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\jarren_benton_-_get_a_load_of_me_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 7:59:59 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 7:31:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:RefQ2pI93E8FgJzh395lVdt45iDwlqJDHk9:ReIGIBm19vV3D9Jw9

Entry address:
0x6D739D

Entry point:
E8, AF, B4, FF, FF, C1, E7, 08, 0F, BA, E5, 0D, 9C, F8, 01, C7, E9, FC, A4, FF, FF, 6D, F1, 1F, F8, 51, 2C, 5E, D2, D5, 51, 50, 3D, 66, 7E, 78, 9A, CC, B6, 54, CD, 9E, C1, 32, 4D, 53, 61, CF, 48, A2, 98, 81, 3C, 92, A8, B2, C0, 0E, 7C, 16, 87, 91, 69, 7B, 2D, EF, 02, C4, 98, 8A, 84, BC, F6, 84, E3, EF, 95, EB, FC, A2, E8, 5C, 4A, 9B, ED, 01, 18, 24, 03, EA, 2D, 70, 00, A5, B0, E8, DE, 5A, 89, 47, EC, E1, 7C, 88, 32, 40, 8E, 4F, 1A, 0C, 62, 49, 43, C3, 14, EC, 41, 31, 65, 17, 6D, C7, 02, D3, 44, 51, 4D, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.8987  (probably packed)

Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
Name:
yourfiledownloader


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