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gffdownloader.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 gffdownloader.exe by Righway Technologies, Inc has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. This file is typically installed with the program GoforFiles by Righway Technologies, Inc which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
http://www.goforfiles.com/  (signed by Righway Technologies, Inc)

Product:
GoforFiles

Version:
1, 0, 0, 464

MD5:
a8b5addf2250e212365b52f57b1ec2ee

SHA-1:
ff1cd34b97ec39436aa35021befa76581625c8b3

SHA-256:
3f43589adc7d618f3b6fb3bc06f308d3f4205f374337730304f7be1411a80c2f

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/16/2024 1:04:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.ExpressFiles
2013.11.02

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/ExpressFiles.A
7.11.110.156

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140816

AVG
Skodna.Generic_r
2015.0.3458

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.YourFileDownloader
4.0.3.14816

Bkav FE
W32.Clod0ae.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Tool.DownLoader.52
9.0.1.0228

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.YourFileDownloader.AMN
8.14.05.31.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/YourFileDownloader (variant)
8.8347

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/YourFileDownloader
8/16/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.YourFileDownloader
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10837

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GoForFiles.A
v2014.08.16.09

McAfee
Artemis!7B998F57FCBC
5600.7036

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.RighwayTechnologies.N
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.GoForFiles!1.9F70
23.00.65.14814

Sophos
Go For Files
4.89

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0412
7.2.151

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.08BK13
10.465.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
17868

File size:
4.8 MB (5,012,104 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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Righway Technologies, Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/22/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/23/2015 6:59:59 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:
4/11/2013 10:51:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ut1AKKJ00wqsNhjtjGH5xJ4jfbYayaHb2pSquxeOVrcjvHETOu05:KR0whBjGZxJ4jTYObxe8cATOh5

Entry address:
0xDF8D

Entry point:
E8, B3, 6B, 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, 84, A7, 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, 10, E1, 40, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
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Code size:
109.5 KB (112,128 bytes)

The file gffdownloader.exe has been discovered within the following program.

GoforFiles  by Righway Technologies, Inc
GoforFiles bundles various adware toolbars including the Delta Search Toolbar (an adware toolbar that modifies the user's web browser home page, search settings and other settings).
www.goforfiles.com
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The file gffdownloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dn.goforfiles.com/.../ZKutIHaXriF3q4w5Q7y2Fk ssmwY6JoBXq qD0aUiR1dh5ICUY1kA1ueKxoywy8MK51pQnzII6U9iXfwP2l9tm89Lr9sLlXgYz0WoVQkGK9eLRU=

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