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quarkxpress_9.0_patch_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 quarkxpress_9.0_patch_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:
582dd35369e5fb9cecdbd31c1a69a54b

SHA-1:
73ccb71aab63c82d1632c8b7b6433d3bada262ee

SHA-256:
38371f1aa2fd4dc0eeb78bc5a267070aef1d1872c302ca9f67c71eaaba27efb6

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:
12/27/2024 7:29:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.RighwayT.Bundler (M)
16.6.28.19

File size:
3.3 MB (3,428,064 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\quarkxpress_9.0_patch_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Righway Technologies, Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/22/2015 4:59:59 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:
9/15/2014 4:32:22 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Szay6DOIuBRVKG4UtONVsz/gMHUU5x+DeJ00LvOW84eZxg/7HxZ86wUeDj:SzXsOIurUG4YONe7HUAx+SJ9GWqgLKb

Entry address:
0x658F9C

Entry point:
E9, 80, 69, D2, FF, 9C, 87, 55, EC, 8D, 64, 24, 24, 9F, 89, 55, E0, F7, D0, 5A, 98, 9C, 8D, 83, D0, 50, 00, 00, C6, 04, 24, 8A, 9C, 8D, 64, 24, 08, E8, 50, 2F, 00, 00, 3C, 6D, 83, F9, 07, E9, 01, B5, FF, FF, 32, EB, F3, B7, 2F, 7B, 45, D8, 8F, C7, B5, AE, FF, 67, 81, 94, 3C, 68, 8C, 18, CA, 4D, 8B, 8E, 4A, 5E, AA, FE, 1A, 88, B7, 43, 53, B6, 36, 9F, 5A, 84, E7, E7, 89, B8, DA, F4, 27, D7, D3, F1, 24, E0, C4, 6A, EB, 55, 76, F6, D0, C1, 98, 3F, 7B, 27, 12, 52, 88, 93, 21, C8, 6D, F3, 6D, 00, 69, 2B, 69, 5A...
 
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Entropy:
7.7687

Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
766 KB (784,384 bytes)

The file quarkxpress_9.0_patch_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dlw644.goforfiles.org/j5GUQmPCokN2xqhMeZPobT6XpSZmo7FtYrfgfi7502Uv9dFlF/aaLkS9iWIT4cdSG/qFBkCUlw5Eu5QLB9snB0yNYxErk1YPP4RoQn/ecu8nn366YSZt7yVbdeApfBznNmlE8xF TO9Id0LyTGxV0DF/WtIcVEvSS2loiQhNIN8hTyne4VsW1ekJf5n/.../m2dLq5c8

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