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the_ryan_initiative_downloader.exe

GoforFiles

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 the_ryan_initiative_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 t.go-for-files.com.
Publisher:
http://www.goforfiles.com/  (signed by Righway Technologies, Inc)

Product:
GoforFiles

Version:
1, 0, 0, 464

MD5:
4c0b63284382378011c4af3f879636de

SHA-1:
e2f280c226d989c95024d2156794679f36f43a6e

SHA-256:
bdf12d880699e050d0768b5412405b0e4e7797d47f632c6098203e0cd207c158

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 9:24:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
16.7.25.14

File size:
7.8 MB (8,142,576 bytes)

Product version:
2,0,0,0

Copyright:
Copyright http://www.goforfiles.com/ (C) 2012

Original file name:
GoforFiles.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\the_ryan_initiative_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Righway Technologies, Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/22/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/23/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
1/23/2014 5:03:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:MMkXzwZD0rBfPg8d55riRJ4jTYUwtJyTgqi66pMP:MMuckhX5WRbpyXoCP

Entry address:
0x29806

Entry point:
E8, 48, BD, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C, 83, 3D, 04, 4C, 45, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, CF, 5C, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 14, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 29, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 80, 99, 42, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF, 24, 85, 94, 98...
 
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Code size:
253.5 KB (259,584 bytes)

The file the_ryan_initiative_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://t.go-for-files.com/j5GxX2ebu0Jn2uZWZNGlKm/IvDF35q04K/Xudir/12Av dJxUaWLLEu9iWIT4cJRF/qGElCJnVYP3c5dA85xEkyYaxIwr2Afe8crCCeRdb53zCyhJnlp7mtraec/.../ZYcN0=

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