taylor_swift_shake_it_off_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 taylor_swift_shake_it_off_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, 229, 1

MD5:
b2bb4bb5ef935f5a88725f43fbd41475

SHA-1:
6a99fe92946ea76d9d67ca1618b5793c71d0200c

SHA-256:
8a9493206ee47206057b586f220665db88028d6d3de0fba70a0b8fab7ee1b541

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:
12/27/2024 7:38:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.RighwayT.Bundler (M)
16.3.31.8

File size:
2.4 MB (2,470,696 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\taylor_swift_shake_it_off_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/22/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/2/2014 3:10:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:fBDoOjdpz51VWzt7FqgoQBniZzz7xgGCgBfmEbH0hhsP88niDtbMF9o:djdpl1Vmt7FquniZzhgGCglBb2hsP88W

Entry address:
0x2D5BE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, 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:
7.6701

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,260,992 bytes)

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