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SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

SimpleFiles Installer

Technology Island, 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 file SimpleFilesInstaller.exe by Technology Island 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Technology Island, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
d40e6b7f443b4cf686a6d643929bc762

SHA-1:
9ec6d735e95d257b43d4975fb9c3b592d725e2e3

SHA-256:
ea790eac03907cad6f453c2d4eadb6c7f0a771ca837c6f8e8c78fccf125ba893

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:
12/24/2024 12:42:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
17.3.6.17

File size:
3 MB (3,165,696 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://simple-files.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\7mqcslx9j6.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Technology Island, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/3/2012 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2014 4:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Technology Island, Inc.", O="Technology Island, 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:
00C4B79CE2BFD68D5C070C51E7F2C237C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/15/2014 7:34:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x2C403

Entry point:
E8, 87, A3, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F0, 11, 49, 00, E8, F7, 13, 00, 00, E8, 3E, 5B, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 1A, A3, 00, 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, 45, 6C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7743  (probably packed)

Code size:
487 KB (498,688 bytes)

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