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mock_hawk_the_sims_3_downloader.exe

GoforFiles

Righway Technologies, Inc

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 mock_hawk_the_sims_3_downloader.exe by Righway Technologies, Inc has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from pushtraffic.net.
Publisher:
http://www.goforfiles.com/  (signed by Righway Technologies, Inc)

Product:
GoforFiles

Version:
1, 0, 0, 464

MD5:
fafeaf50f34ef3523aeb8297a8ef99ff

SHA-1:
f7c9b2ba4418e4a852f064afafd5a1376a995775

SHA-256:
187ddb68537e1603be749ccff647b03480931021237defd49778540e05124ba1

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/15/2024 4:30:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
140813-1

AVG
Righway Technologies
2015.0.3358

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4798
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13286

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GoForFiles.A
v2014.09.07.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.dejkoc
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
PUP.RighwayTechnologies.FF
14.9.6.22

Sophos
Go For Files
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4925438
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.17432
2.0.0.1914

File size:
7.5 MB (7,812,200 bytes)

Product version:
2,0,0,0

Copyright:
Copyright http://www.goforfiles.com/ (C) 2012

Original file name:
GoforFiles.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mock_hawk_the_sims_3_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Righway Technologies, Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/22/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Righway Technologies, Inc", O="Righway Technologies, Inc", STREET="1740 H Dell Range Blvd #281", L=Cheyenne, S=Wyoming, PostalCode=82009, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0089B8C147F063769F8D685962C161E027

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/6/2014 12:25:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:0M6G2Z4raDWj6jD0rBfPg8d55riRJ4jTYB66yTgJZ:0M6lWj6ihX5WRbBFyKZ

Entry address:
0x3D50F

Entry point:
E8, A0, EF, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 50, F5, 46, 00, E8, 2B, 78, 00, 00, E8, C2, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 33, EF, 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, 79, B5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9349  (probably packed)

Code size:
359.5 KB (368,128 bytes)

The file mock_hawk_the_sims_3_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://pushtraffic.net/.../?wmid=99939&uid=967&q=Mock_Hawk_The_Sims_3

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