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yourfiledownloader.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 yourfiledownloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 49 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
28b70fc2fb61f0fcd4569854f9661f0d

SHA-1:
92bd704bc176c74fd9d0c843a302a42e6d10ed29

SHA-256:
a6b09a3e15cb2a97ed41cd5a453e6012f6cef8a256be563b9a58231519113bb8

Scanner detections:
49 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/5/2024 10:06:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.138.142

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
2014.9-140701

AVG
Adware Generic_r.PF
2014.0.3986

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.YourFileDownloader.~A
17217

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.0182

ESET NOD32
Win32/YourFileDownloader (variant)
8.9583

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/YourFileDownloader
7/1/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of faronics_anti_virus_enterprise_crack_downloader.exe (Adware)
2014.8.31.11

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.173.10086

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YourFileDownloader
v2014.07.01.05

McAfee
Artemis!6137078A3132
5600.7083

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.cvaajw
0.28.0.58491

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.S
14.8.15.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.14A5
23.00.65.14629

Sophos
YourFile Downloader
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0324
7.2.182

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758264
29708

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.17

File size:
6 MB (6,340,544 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfiledownloader.com (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\yourfiledownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
4/12/2016 3:59:59 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:
6/19/2014 7:01:17 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:RvOspqqT8k6m20qwU3DqnBdOt9E42n8l+3J4jfbYtMNLwUBfJL:RvOspqa8pL79zvg3J4jTYmyUZF

Entry address:
0x3FB67

Entry point:
E8, F8, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 68, 3B, 47, 00, E8, 43, 78, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 8B, F0, 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, 92, B5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9463  (probably packed)

Code size:
371 KB (379,904 bytes)

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

http://yourfiledownloader.com/YourFileDownloader.exe

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