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12th_edition_boy_scout_handbook_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 12th_edition_boy_scout_handbook_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
5491a11a3649562d9269e3a090a376a2

SHA-1:
b78762496ad725fc53a6be3ebe58d5bcb0b997be

SHA-256:
3cda056880cb0ce5333b7d7bab7fe189a0f0d375fcf3a8c0ab4271f6f56927e2

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

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:
4/25/2024 4:02:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/YourFileDownloader
2015.04.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.166.78

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
2014.9-150422

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2016.0.3132

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6444
9.0.1.0112

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader.I potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of uninstall-updater1126341.exe (Adware)
2015.7.23.7

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15666

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YFDownloader
v2015.04.22.02

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.197.67.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.dffshm
0.30.20.1219

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Via Advertising.Bundler
15.4.21.22

Sophos
Go For Files
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758264
31208

File size:
6.8 MB (7,128,456 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\12th_edition_boy_scout_handbook_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

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:
8/6/2014 9:22:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:eKft2ZYqa8pZ9pJ4jTY0d90/A1yUZOXvgK:eKfF8pZ9pb0zwosvgK

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:
7.9552  (probably packed)

Code size:
373.5 KB (382,464 bytes)

The file 12th_edition_boy_scout_handbook_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dn.yourfiledownloader.net/j5H0BXbYln5i3blWZdaOAWHFihRxr6w/SYy8IX6qjjx16pEkH HdaxHi2Ggf78JFXamXEF JnVYH1M1dDtknAEuObBN/wTlLdMA8WTqZY/cgmWfYO2QkuHBzcOY NRajbCpR7hJ1FPkJe0bsTGxDwgh6XMQtVEDbExkMiRlEKNAVEXSR91F0 M4SIdi3XT/l F05rvYfLaL7IWD rnhW5ap XeCRdh2yyzFQ7p5oRtWabk3QgUYaisJZScnKGu6Xyw/.../MUs2y3 aQ7s7GlauPumHbsvJUi0aHNI9Ogz37YqoAb1qTUEcfC2A==

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