vuze_plus_activation_code_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 vuze_plus_activation_code_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dll512.archiveload.biz.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 261, 1

MD5:
c649f8e1ed054e777536e13b4ede82ae

SHA-1:
09e0dd25c193eff9121c286d25d4dea2db2ffa95

SHA-256:
28fab0605e706ee1d4fb4f13975ac5405944937c4be8cbba5ba3306fb8a938f9

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 2:49:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
2014.9-140920

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.0335

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.e
14.9.20.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758264
33120

File size:
2.7 MB (2,789,552 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\vuze_plus_activation_code_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 6:59:59 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 6:31:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:O8M+oyL0RUFEuaWt5xcjo1ANLkj1UZjrlkBKRXGv60NXJcO:c+oyL6UeY5+js2AjwrlkBGXOuO

Entry address:
0xF7458

Entry point:
0F, 88, 32, 20, 00, 00, 68, 9E, 6D, 19, FF, E9, 3F, 15, 00, 00, 00, 00, 47, 65, 74, 57, 69, 6E, 64, 6F, 77, 54, 68, 72, 65, 61, 64, 50, 72, 6F, 63, 65, 73, 73, 49, 64, 00, 00, 00, 4C, 6F, 63, 6B, 52, 65, 73, 6F, 75, 72, 63, 65, 00, 00, 00, 53, 65, 74, 54, 68, 72, 65, 61, 64, 50, 72, 69, 6F, 72, 69, 74, 79, 00, E9, 96, A0, 22, 00, 11, D2, 66, 81, F9, 62, 1A, 39, E4, 83, E9, 01, F9, 84, F4, E8, D6, C9, 23, 00, 80, C2, 96, 84, CC, BA, 72, 5F, 68, B3, 5A, 66, D3, E1, F6, DF, F7, DE, 66, C1, E6, 0A, 5F, F8, 66...
 
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Entropy:
7.8362  (probably packed)

Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

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

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