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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 20 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:
8cc3ba6a6de92f0c4ab7379e2c759b87

SHA-1:
d74416ef78d985ff3b09033ce1b51bf1827fbf29

SHA-256:
c1a4aec4e3c040cc4e07e96a6ef3b7579f6fa3f211d96df60e02b8f6243552fd

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
12/24/2024 4:08:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.138.142

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UBW [Adw]
2014.9-140604

AVG
BundleApp_r.B
2015.0.3454

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.YourFileDownloader.~A
17217

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1140
9.0.1.0155

ESET NOD32
Win32/YourFileDownloader (variant)
8.9072

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/YourFileDownloader
6/4/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of uninstall7742017.exe (Adware)
2014.8.17.17

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.YFileDownloader
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.173.10086

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YourFileDownloader
v2014.06.04.06

McAfee
Artemis!BA792B193973
5600.7110

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
23.00.65.14602

Sophos
YourFile Downloader
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0623
7.2.155

VIPRE Antivirus
Via Advertising
23550

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.17

File size:
4.4 MB (4,639,408 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

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 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:
6/21/2013 1:35:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:uB7XMOn2kU3PDgOZqKHiJ4jfbY3+3pxdC9HBmDgVLLf:uBbnn2PcaiJ4jTY3+fdCLV

Entry address:
0x15B63

Entry point:
E8, E0, 94, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 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, 64, CF, 43, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, B8, 32, 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, E0, 5C, 41, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF, 24...
 
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Code size:
166 KB (169,984 bytes)

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

http://www.yourfiledownloader.com/YourFileDownloader.exe

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