empires_of_the_deep_torrent_downloader.exe

YourFileDownloader Installer

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 empires_of_the_deep_torrent_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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dll513.archiveload.biz.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 269, 1

MD5:
b6e658854ca6de7e21cfb3a2f6c41c24

SHA-1:
7656acfe91c56912cea025b40bd848fc56868fe0

SHA-256:
00a9ba2b7c6b63ec1b3828b44f738c6abdbe92ce3429a0072c09c1ea72ca4dcf

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/21/2024 9:36:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen8
7.11.171.232

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2015.0.3328

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.ExpressDownloader
4.0.3.14108

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Virut.CE
19733

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8424
9.0.1.0281

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader.J potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13358

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3135

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2014.10.08.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dewbzs
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.g
14.10.7.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758264
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.221440
2.0.0.1929

File size:
3.4 MB (3,590,960 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfiledownloader.net (C) 2014

Original file name:
YourFileDownloaderInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\empires_of_the_deep_torrent_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
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:
10/2/2014 4:14:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:jFXSEXPJ08C7tjnQ5F1FgRrW0aQp1c1vFI:3XR08C7tjdxF1pSw

Entry address:
0x68332D

Entry point:
60, 68, 8A, 59, DD, F8, 60, 50, C7, 44, 24, 44, 01, 81, 2A, DD, E8, B7, 75, 00, 00, CE, 88, E3, 1B, 1D, 8F, 72, 33, FD, 17, 7B, 55, 01, 3A, B3, 4D, 59, 53, DB, 94, 19, 74, A7, C1, B9, D2, 6F, E9, 19, F2, 53, CC, 1D, B6, 05, 1F, 4A, 58, 0D, 03, 5C, E7, B1, 0B, DB, 54, 54, 36, E6, AA, A0, 5C, 03, 42, C4, 74, 0C, 9E, 50, 8A, E6, 86, 74, BA, 14, 17, 76, BE, 9C, EB, B5, A1, 1A, 1A, 22, 3A, 9A, 5F, 33, 69, F2, 8B, E9, B3, 0D, D4, D6, 50, 53, 8B, 6B, A5, 21, EB, 45, B4, 7E, D8, A8, A1, 84, FE, 45, DE, 22, 9B, 0F...
 
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Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

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