places_please_puzzles_free_online_downloader.exe

YourFileDownloader Installer

Goldencalf LLC

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 places_please_puzzles_free_online_downloader.exe by Goldencalf has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 dll513.yofiledo.com.
Publisher:
http://yourfile-downloader.com  (signed by Goldencalf LLC)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 642, 1

MD5:
644e4ae835c958c2fc25ea6754016ac2

SHA-1:
683c5fd241ffd53e3efe34a523756068fc56de74

SHA-256:
b9c5b108f23149e8ba7fb9c5411eccc5576ba384b0ca64a2b1e68a80a8ce5ddb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/24/2024 11:18:40 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.Bundler (M)
16.5.28.17

File size:
4.2 MB (4,407,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfile-downloader.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
YourFileDownloaderInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Goldencalf LLC

Valid from:
3/27/2015 5:26:58 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2016 5:26:58 PM

Subject:
CN=Goldencalf LLC, OU=Goldencalf LLC, O=Goldencalf LLC, S=London, C=UK

Issuer:
CN=Goldencalf LLC, C=UK, S=London, L=London, E=admin@goldencalf.com, OU=Goldencalf LLC, O=Goldencalf LLC

Serial number:
100001

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/9/2015 12:22:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:zft/lk/xVTrhD+p2ehANmFguiiIUT63+GET6YnyH7GWEuO+p8j3mT:zplcVvh+XFguitUThnyH72uO+y2T

Entry address:
0x848262

Entry point:
60, 9C, C7, 44, 24, 20, C7, 53, BF, F9, 9C, 9C, E9, 6A, 6F, F8, FF, 29, 40, 77, CC, E7, 4A, 05, 57, 59, 24, 3F, C7, C1, AA, 04, B7, E4, 55, 52, F7, 30, 7D, 0C, B8, 03, 86, 0F, 95, FA, 61, 5E, DB, B0, D3, E4, 8F, 02, F2, F1, 10, 21, 42, 15, 9A, 7A, 96, 25, 4A, 11, 95, 0E, B5, 69, CC, 7F, 98, 53, BB, E9, ED, 41, A2, 82, 8E, 0F, ED, B0, 4C, 9B, 6E, 23, D1, 6C, DA, 95, BA, DF, E4, FE, 6F, 3E, F1, F2, 44, ED, EE, CE, F2, A1, 18, F9, E3, CE, F3, 4C, 0F, 97, 9A, A5, 41, 0A, 55, E8, E9, FE, C1, A1, 39, A1, D5, 5F...
 
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Entropy:
7.9208  (probably packed)

Code size:
807 KB (826,368 bytes)

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