fifty_shades_of_grey__webrip_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 fifty_shades_of_grey__webrip_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited 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 dll513.yourfdownloader.com.
Publisher:
http://yourfile-downloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 509, 1

MD5:
5ad6ddaab7e1f5e199ef4abd9e78d96c

SHA-1:
f831f76d8d3204e0deb1fc106b5fca8882a83b56

SHA-256:
6bf21e7e1f567b781cc3a09026b3b774e6d79ffa666d6f75264b118fd8a9bfa2

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 '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:
5/21/2024 6:58:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)
16.6.13.21

File size:
3.7 MB (3,840,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfile-downloader.com (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\fifty_shades_of_grey__webrip_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 6:59:59 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:
1/24/2015 5:55:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:E4uZhR5BEC9PNyGQylE3g+Q/k0PBWgtWL59+x:EPZKAPN6yQRQ/RP7tWL5Ux

Entry address:
0x453E26

Entry point:
9C, 60, C7, 44, 24, 20, D6, BA, 54, B3, 68, 5E, 2E, D6, 2E, E9, 17, A9, FE, FF, 00, 00, 53, 48, 43, 68, 61, 6E, 67, 65, 4E, 6F, 74, 69, 66, 79, 00, 68, 75, FA, ED, D3, F8, 60, D3, E0, C7, 04, 24, 16, BC, AA, 9B, FF, 74, 24, 08, 9C, E9, A7, 29, 04, 00, F3, 77, BF, 44, 1D, 9A, EE, 3C, E5, 95, C9, 4B, 6F, FB, EC, 5C, 20, 81, 48, D6, 98, 8E, D4, DC, 8D, AA, BB, 9C, 5D, 41, 89, FC, C1, B0, F5, 7A, AA, 53, AA, 7A, 62, B3, FA, 21, B7, AB, B2, 04, 4B, 4D, 54, 95, 72, 17, B1, 00, D1, EA, 9B, 4E, 26, CF, 65, 69, AA...
 
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Entropy:
7.9014  (probably packed)

Code size:
786 KB (804,864 bytes)

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