yourfileupdater.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 yourfileupdater.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. While running, it connects to the Internet address ns1.ibspark.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 4

MD5:
4fc0eee4656ee24151a0a4468c557908

SHA-1:
2b80dbf8a847e125d635a73999769f8aa2aa36c9

SHA-256:
8af3ecf4c07739afd32e627105fc000405872dfa65ae5e1124f9e926caf0a92d

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/23/2024 3:22:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
2014.9-131222

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.YourFileDownloader
4.0.3.14927

Boost by Reason
Optional.Task.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.P
188838

ESET NOD32
Win32/YourFileDownloader (variant)
7.8963

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2013.12.28.13

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.P
14.8.15.17

Sophos
Go For Files
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0812
7.2.356

VIPRE Antivirus
Via Advertising
22702

File size:
390.1 KB (399,472 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

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

Original file name:
YourFile.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
Russian (Russia)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\yourfiledownloader\yourfileupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 6:59:59 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:
8/12/2013 8:34:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:GAlvXDCr5w+lWyg9NeZp5PwXMXrynRPfJU8fbEc6MjbUzk0pewfMi4dbARp/cZX/:G6Gr6+3g9NeZw8XGnRPx4k00wEOci6

Entry address:
0x5BAF

Entry point:
E8, 32, 4E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 38, 23, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 98, 21, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 68, 86, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 64, 86, 41, 00, 89, 15, 60, 86, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 5C, 86, 41, 00, 89, 35, 58, 86, 41, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Code size:
68 KB (69,632 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
YourFile DownloaderUpdate

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ns1.ibspark.com  (54.72.130.67:80)

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