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the_tattooist_downloader.exe

YourFile Downloader

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_tattooist_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited 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 dn.yourfiledownloader.net.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
2661251ab9feda60484c994778889e90

SHA-1:
87d4a1281196f10ef0d0d37aa1dd2798acb44c21

SHA-256:
141b6811943ad3258037ec920944268d7ec700ad59e306a09e1432bf60f44abc

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:
11/14/2024 9:35:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)
16.7.9.10

File size:
6.8 MB (7,097,872 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfiledownloader.net (C) 2012

Original file name:
YourFile.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
8/6/2014 4:22:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:ZKft2ZYqa8pZ9pJ4jTY0d90/A1yUZOXvgf:ZKfF8pZ9pb0zwosvgf

Entry address:
0x40297

Entry point:
E8, 58, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, 4C, 47, 00, E8, A3, 77, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EB, EF, 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, F1, B4, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9549  (probably packed)

Code size:
373.5 KB (382,464 bytes)

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

http://dn.yourfiledownloader.net/j5GRX2fvnVpywKJQY8ulZXrP6HYm8O5yJvHrdiLukiZ8u4g Ru3QYhTg2HlZrZMKSuHMXgDUzE1GhY8bVI1zLFeIOERkh2QSIsk6T3PeZfo mSihJnJ47TBtftAucVH2YzQD9A55SvBbJQvqCyVy60hwUpoXTh/dF0hUyyVcKN4bEXSDsgdxgrYNdIesTDiu6wFk86J3YfKmfWT3vCsAp6NhVPHSIga/0zcZgMM8TNGIKEiPlBQJh4sMW4TfEbzDjl3jx/.../5OpGXjuato4rH4a 7mQ==

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