nicki_minaj_-_mercy_(remix)_feat_iggy_azalea_downloader.exe

GoForFiles Installer

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 nicki_minaj_-_mercy_(remix)_feat_iggy_azalea_downloader.exe by Righway Technologies, Inc 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 dlw644.goforfiles.org.
Publisher:
http://goforfiles.com  (signed by Righway Technologies, Inc)

Product:
GoForFiles Installer

Version:
1, 0, 262, 1

MD5:
9125ef49ec20f135f488509eac5104d2

SHA-1:
956629a800ab65c7ac248fd6b012d29676471f61

SHA-256:
52e358e583d5afc50a269a9c85fd59e33368810fc1600edc3a886b2efc68e442

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:
12/27/2024 7:44:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.RighwayT.Bundler (M)
16.6.23.12

File size:
2.9 MB (3,050,352 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:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\nicki_minaj_-_mercy_(remix)_feat_iggy_azalea_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/22/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/23/2015 2:59:59 AM

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:
9/15/2014 2:32:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:fS9TCdKa5GLnVNRE/jhreL6YhyDyvM4Ow+D/aX9z8bxV:fSJ9a5qNZP8DyUVnDaa1V

Entry address:
0x847FA

Entry point:
E8, 63, 27, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, 41, 4E, 00, E8, 20, BC, 00, 00, E8, BE, 6C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F6, 26, 01, 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, D8, E8, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.4084

Code size:
766 KB (784,384 bytes)

The file nicki_minaj_-_mercy_(remix)_feat_iggy_azalea_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.