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magazine_article_format_downloader.exe

GoForFiles Installer

Faglaro Enterprises Limited

The application magazine_article_format_downloader.exe by Faglaro Enterprises 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 SimpleFiles installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dw901.usedfile.biz.
Publisher:
http://goforfiles.com  (signed by Faglaro Enterprises Limited)

Product:
GoForFiles Installer

Version:
1, 0, 464, 1

MD5:
4b276199f85542a276440ed791f65fc0

SHA-1:
8408c72ac98e2eee0f0cfab9ac9eeb2d40a77d44

SHA-256:
948b3cb0a617d25d35d8bb26754f73fe0da91d47f1d1783b867ac3d82eeb2ab1

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:
12/29/2024 3:20:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blisbury (M)
16.8.8.19

File size:
4 MB (4,177,544 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://goforfiles.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
GoForFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SimpleFiles

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Faglaro Enterprises Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/13/2012 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/14/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Faglaro Enterprises Limited, O=Faglaro Enterprises 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:
37B080A790663B8AF63D05448AD0343B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/12/2014 6:49:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:3gflL3wb3TEe8Tv0GTN1SntgOtpe9VmKUot9xI0qLGQurnPCKg0m21yH:3X0e8gG7CZtM9VRLq6QUPCKg0m2c

Entry address:
0x78D375

Entry point:
68, E5, 6B, 0D, C9, C6, 04, 24, 16, C7, 04, 24, 1A, 14, C8, B7, E9, 80, 73, C6, FF, 9C, C7, 44, 24, 24, BE, E5, C7, B7, 60, C7, 44, 24, 40, AD, 83, 70, A9, 68, 74, 01, C4, DC, FF, 34, 24, 50, 68, CB, 17, 13, AF, 8D, 64, 24, 50, E9, B7, 55, 00, 00, 26, 06, 94, 72, 61, 7C, 21, D9, F9, 37, 53, F5, 95, 8B, 24, EC, C3, 69, 21, 07, 83, C9, E6, 32, 7D, C3, EC, 34, 7B, 99, 16, F6, 2F, A7, 2C, FE, 9C, C3, 38, BD, F9, 44, 64, CC, BE, 7A, 59, E5, A7, 13, 0C, 12, 4A, 45, CB, BF, 51, 3D, B3, AA, EA, F9, 79, C6, A2, 9C...
 
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Entropy:
7.7020  (probably packed)

Code size:
785 KB (803,840 bytes)

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

http://dw901.usedfile.biz/j5GIVmXRs1Jo0ZJ eMy4IGLZigF9srQqYuKpPCf51WEu/9VhFOfafVWhjzZO5cBTHujBUgfGiQpEkJMKSLdoFwPfIwMwkW8dL5dSCzOIdL522nbrO2NytmciaespV0n8LXgY4wp1SP8VekjrRHtezkhoUdQtQ1beGFBP1kdgCpUMSSTb3VMl0uVfEtHlBWHl lgmmPswZPqnfXP9rn9P4ql4S OWdhy6 TwMrMJlEtufPRbU11BA0oBcSImIX CQ2FS3lPtBvcz0Qu/I/023dq9B1k/.../0=

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