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arduino_for_dummies_(pdf).rar_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 arduino_for_dummies_(pdf).rar_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 13 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.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
869ed22ba73a403bccbff4eef6d4f4ba

SHA-1:
27043f742e37797de2aafabcfbedb5337057f63c

SHA-256:
c2c3c3e747d98c2761ad9776e8f7d292b49b55e38f94802e911857c42eef48b5

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 '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:
5/5/2024 3:00:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/YFDownload.A
7.11.189.70

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware Generic_r.LA
2014.0.4189

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/ExpressFiles.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14161

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YourFileDownloader
v2014.11.28.04

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.189.840.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.dffshm
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.h
14.11.28.3

Sophos
YourFile Downloader
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758264
35088

File size:
6 MB (6,318,632 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\arduino_for_dummies_(pdf).rar_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 1:59:59 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:
4/17/2014 5:37:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:b5vbGz8F0k6mlnBdOt9EWJ4jfbYmmG3gCf10qlMNLwUBfJk2n8l+Z:boz20pZ9pJ4jTYT0vxeyUZmvgZ

Entry address:
0x3989D

Entry point:
E8, 57, CB, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 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, 24, 15, 47, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 10, 5C, 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, 20, 9A, 43, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
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Code size:
340 KB (348,160 bytes)

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