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padi_open_water_final_exam_questions_and_answers_zip_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 padi_open_water_final_exam_questions_and_answers_zip_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 dl009.yourfiledownloader.biz.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 224, 1

MD5:
1f1e26d37776642f0bca1b49b6d5bf94

SHA-1:
8deb3c291641bef5893a8f9978b74d1f630bb1a9

SHA-256:
8f585fd3ff25ffa2178b5887cb83c70fe997bd2128453e4c84cc198c35c82f67

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:
11/25/2024 12:32:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)
16.5.3.2

File size:
2.5 MB (2,594,568 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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 3:59:59 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:
9/1/2014 8:13:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:iHX9QZKsjfkqW3htZMbkY2xYGRt0NoUUeRl/E9nLG9Xi1fm7b7gtsbY6xNcjDPL+:iHtQPj8/rMbkY2xYUejjLM9LG9Xi5S/L

Entry address:
0x2FA920

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, F5, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.7336

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
2.3 MB (2,424,832 bytes)

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

http://dl009.yourfiledownloader.biz/j5G1VmbZ4lR20aMUfdmlJnyXsy58obVgc7y8IjG5lDZtuIw4TKPCOkiwxj5Eq4YGXK/eHVuQ3x9F2cxbC9g0RgrYPEFkg3wZL5AwRnPMIbRojHT1Jm58 QltebJpLlXhP2pD/.../5eKlO O6lyC8uJchg6Odedf2lXyI

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