the_americans_mcdougal_littell_red_textbook_online_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 the_americans_mcdougal_littell_red_textbook_online_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 261, 1

MD5:
49efbbeaa0630fe3d4c577fd4fac33f8

SHA-1:
2345bb2839ec8a5999ad80b42a69dc608bc83689

SHA-256:
964609bdbe2aacaa3c8d1ac08d4a5b67698fe050ec472185b4268650c4e01fe3

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/15/2024 7:43:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
141003-0

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8624
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader (variant)
8.10599

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2014.10.21.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.AA
14.10.21.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758264
33706

File size:
3.6 MB (3,737,792 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\the_americans_mcdougal_littell_red_textbook_online_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 7:59:59 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 7:31:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ZefQ2pI93E8FgJzh395lVdt45iDwlqJDHk8:ZeIGIBm19vV3D9Jw8

Entry address:
0x6D739D

Entry point:
E8, AF, B4, FF, FF, C1, E7, 08, 0F, BA, E5, 0D, 9C, F8, 01, C7, E9, FC, A4, FF, FF, 6D, F1, 1F, F8, 51, 2C, 5E, D2, D5, 51, 50, 3D, 66, 7E, 78, 9A, CC, B6, 54, CD, 9E, C1, 32, 4D, 53, 61, CF, 48, A2, 98, 81, 3C, 92, A8, B2, C0, 0E, 7C, 16, 87, 91, 69, 7B, 2D, EF, 02, C4, 98, 8A, 84, BC, F6, 84, E3, EF, 95, EB, FC, A2, E8, 5C, 4A, 9B, ED, 01, 18, 24, 03, EA, 2D, 70, 00, A5, B0, E8, DE, 5A, 89, 47, EC, E1, 7C, 88, 32, 40, 8E, 4F, 1A, 0C, 62, 49, 43, C3, 14, EC, 41, 31, 65, 17, 6D, C7, 02, D3, 44, 51, 4D, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.8979  (probably packed)

Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)