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ap_ferg_-_asap_ferg_work_remix_-_hhdx_downloader.exe

SimpleFiles Installer

Technology Island, 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 ap_ferg_-_asap_ferg_work_remix_-_hhdx_downloader.exe by Technology Island 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 dd.simple-files.com.
Publisher:
Technology Island, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1, 0, 70, 1

MD5:
8a03bc9aee49083a0f5bb4829909dd08

SHA-1:
64952a8eba3b0c56dbe0610f241edf7ab0028b1f

SHA-256:
d0e013a7ed2b8ee4140de3ca2843e4c22b2bb8763c63e9eadceead7bfb43f1f9

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 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:
4/19/2024 3:22:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.Technolo.Bundler (M)
16.6.26.7

File size:
3.1 MB (3,233,936 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://simple-files.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ap_ferg_-_asap_ferg_work_remix_-_hhdx_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Technology Island, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/2/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/3/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Technology Island, Inc.", O="Technology Island, 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:
00C4B79CE2BFD68D5C070C51E7F2C237C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/30/2014 10:19:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:JOoHk+2sT1LDCe2Li743weCbrFd76eInwZbUA2pbRthhSbeYpHoXvVXDRRsn4xgk:Qy3T5WhzAJrL6j+kRVAeYN2pDXwL+

Entry address:
0x35D0D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 46, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, F9, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.7294

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
2.9 MB (3,088,384 bytes)

The file ap_ferg_-_asap_ferg_work_remix_-_hhdx_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dd.simple-files.com/j5GEZyn2rElhn AUS uQEyX6sDV1644kZK/2HX liCs14c4fapSxfVKn0G4e6MdUGe/FXwPGih5Uk5AGXtU4Sg/bN1ExhWsSIsk0RnvPI6U nWfzPGVr1D9gILx8f0z6OjEcp1E2XeIWcRD4C3VU0EhoR8YURlDIKVBE3x8Vc5UdQCzU6Q16nfNVcPzCHj2ks1k74eQhNaLyGymm9y1c4qp8U CXaFrjl3IZtsc9TNKabEPQh1hK04dCHo7OVazCmBz3mKYF6o ZHenC 023d/.../El4oWy830A8nI8lY6hPkI

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