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age_of_empires_3_(pc_game-ita).iso_downloader_205.exe

GoforFiles

Righway Technologies, Inc

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 age_of_empires_3_(pc_game-ita).iso_downloader_205.exe by Righway Technologies, Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from go.goforfiles.com.
Publisher:
http://www.goforfiles.com/  (signed by Righway Technologies, Inc)

Product:
GoforFiles

Version:
1, 0, 0, 214

MD5:
b4e9b426b43b7b0cd700272266e72b31

SHA-1:
c3a16765179e6bef5badd06fccd770a0aaa5e84c

SHA-256:
08e83ef4a5531acfdd69a3fffd84ffae74d352b346058036bb303e61fae8cca6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/26/2024 3:05:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.RighwayTechnologies.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.21

File size:
4.3 MB (4,539,536 bytes)

Product version:
2,0,0,0

Copyright:
Copyright http://www.goforfiles.com/ (C) 2012

Original file name:
GoforFiles.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\age_of_empires_3_(pc_game-ita).iso_downloader_205.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Righway Technologies, Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/22/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/23/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Righway Technologies, Inc", O="Righway Technologies, Inc", STREET="1740 H Dell Range Blvd #281", L=Cheyenne, S=Wyoming, PostalCode=82009, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0089B8C147F063769F8D685962C161E027

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2012 5:31:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:UYBLGOZcvRSz++yLjfHqQUReYNa1pVsDpAuieGBL:pLGLRSzCffTU3Na1HsDpAzT

Entry address:
0x9F0C

Entry point:
E8, 84, 59, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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, 44, 47, 42, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 47, 08, 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...
 
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Code size:
89 KB (91,136 bytes)

The file age_of_empires_3_(pc_game-ita).iso_downloader_205.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://go.goforfiles.com/j5GEUGeQhl0m8aBPY8q0MC6P9W9Co/.../oIWTKuYDlbdy1sDwokcB9kyRgvdNEBzxzE=

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