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play-(stage-dive-_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 play-(stage-dive-_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 dll512.sprintload.biz.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 265, 1

MD5:
5e790c8cbe283e614b6bb2e131517916

SHA-1:
dbeddab5659c1f96d035d642a0ff955101a9e41e

SHA-256:
78233d945b2b887508793bb304209eeb38b4d59b3dc993b1226575d50428ab9e

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:
12/23/2024 7:19:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
17.3.16.6

File size:
2.5 MB (2,639,368 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\play-(stage-dive-_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 8:59:59 PM

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:
9/15/2014 9:18:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x2B8064

Entry point:
E8, 98, F1, E3, FF, 00, 00, 46, 69, 6E, 64, 57, 69, 6E, 64, 6F, 77, 57, 00, E8, 9E, 44, 01, 00, 00, 00, 43, 72, 65, 61, 74, 65, 53, 65, 6D, 61, 70, 68, 6F, 72, 65, 57, 00, 50, F0, 1F, FD, FD, 86, B7, 92, 6C, 8F, B4, 9E, C2, EE, 90, 77, 4B, 8A, 68, C0, C1, BF, BD, 26, 6E, A1, 9C, BF, 03, 99, 12, E7, 17, AA, 36, 35, CA, 8A, 57, C0, 2E, 3F, DC, 0D, 7D, 72, 69, E5, A1, 88, 4E, 4B, 66, 24, 64, D4, 58, 50, C7, 04, B9, EF, D9, 2C, 15, 58, 97, 66, 17, 84, 86, 87, BD, 91, 11, 11, 5E, B9, 03, A8, A4, 94, 46, E6, 45...
 
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Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

The file play-(stage-dive-_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dll512.sprintload.biz/j5GVW2PJ5B40jJ5La9 0bkrVoyI/5q04K/.../A1zQMkGUkCWNWgb2hsVAvtYQCKK515v2OdAcJK7HiGx4VggpOYfMK rdnu9 yYF7ql5VuWEJFSy

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