adobe_director_12_serial_number_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 adobe_director_12_serial_number_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 12 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:
83959f47a9fe637091e1c69a37590150

SHA-1:
a8504fdd07a0005de1291cca3bc228ca21ce8b1f

SHA-256:
31be32edd0cc1546719bf7b2411cccf392a6730a778c3fe8a69b179e8f5732b9

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:13:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
2014.9-150722

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.YourFileDownloader.~A
17217

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1451
9.0.1.0203

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader (variant)
9.9007

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.22.4

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.173.10086

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YourfileDownloader
v2015.07.22.04

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.cvaajw
0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Via Advertising.Bundler
15.4.20.14

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0827
7.2.203

VIPRE Antivirus
Via Advertising
23062

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.17

File size:
6.8 MB (7,175,104 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\adobe_director_12_serial_number_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:
7/9/2014 4:12:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:LHXE2ZYqa8pZ9pJ4jTYyv0IFiLyUZmvgDc:LHXg8pZ9pbyvWmvgDc

Entry address:
0x3FBB7

Entry point:
E8, C8, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, 37, 47, 00, E8, 13, 78, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 5B, 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, 61, B5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9562  (probably packed)

Code size:
371 KB (379,904 bytes)

The file adobe_director_12_serial_number_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.