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kollegah_xmas_edition_downloader.exe

YourFile Downloader

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 kollegah_xmas_edition_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 i.yourfiledownloader.com.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
0085b9a81f91a621e9d08fc75a91a30d

SHA-1:
52524c3dfcda990c64cd73a7546055c34cdd2393

SHA-256:
0d033447debb3450caa4214eeeaa086832bae9c35e35e64887a5adee3cf1735c

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 3:04:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
16.8.3.0

File size:
6.1 MB (6,364,888 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfiledownloader.com (C) 2012

Original file name:
YourFile.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\kollegah_xmas_edition_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:
5/12/2014 3:30:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ztE1Gz8F0k6m20qcmG3gCIunBdOt9E42n8l+3J4jfbYtMNLwUBfJ9:ztEYz20pLl0vQ9zvg3J4jTYmyUZb

Entry address:
0x3F827

Entry point:
E8, D8, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E0, 39, 47, 00, E8, 23, 78, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6B, F0, 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, 71, B5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
370 KB (378,880 bytes)

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

http://i.yourfiledownloader.com/.../MQUGVmwJS2cRWA9s4VU6NdwMslXskL5AwTGyPfOoqwSK3ayZt8iZhIOAuYETheHhX9gR2QPg5YFTvDyUJhQJ7CMIcBlrHH0dWkksONNJDbw2R9FEl0uJrOdbnXWzyugxl86NxavOhYimm9y1c4qp8VeOTYVrjkXIdrcU8BIDaAxyDj1Jfn4sFW5vKBLyS

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