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mep_code_generator_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 mep_code_generator_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.yfdownloader.com.

File name:

Publisher:

http://yourfile-downloader.com (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:

YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:

1, 0, 509, 1

MD5:

bc30ef6bad1a46b2bce6c9c31644db70

SHA-1:

d467dd957291f4e69f90e8efd9cb3b5b443aaf1b

SHA-256:

c1627da9af54ccdd42798e2bc1fb4211fb9c2355978889c40bbcbb7bc6e5ca43

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:

5/16/2024 2:28:24 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)

16.4.6.2

File size:

4 MB (4,219,544 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

Original file name:

YourFileDownloaderInstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

YourFile Downloader

Language:

English

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\mep_code_generator_downloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

4/11/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/11/2016 5:59:59 PM

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:

1/23/2015 3:55:09 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:jjuYJoT0BwCG2stpD0skLI+XCKUsiDviV8f4J0hbECcv5lKo/I98hO212XK+XsDl:OYJoNCgWJyKUsgF4JQRA/SE32VXZF0zx

Entry address:

0x4A15EE

Entry point:

9C, E9, 08, 2F, FA, FF, F8, 30, D0, 01, FE, E8, 43, 2F, FA, FF, 8A, A3, 66, 64, 39, 1F, AB, 7D, 7F, B2, 5B, E1, A3, 92, 6F, D9, 22, 1D, B1, 91, 7C, CB, 2B, 0E, D2, 6E, 0A, 20, BA, 8B, 16, 1C, 8B, A7, 3D, 05, 38, ED, F7, 1F, 79, 8D, 3E, FF, D5, 68, 4E, EF, 15, 63, 51, 55, 01, 14, 25, C8, 84, E8, 99, A8, 60, E1, 73, 33, 45, 3F, 6C, 28, 04, F5, 0D, 2F, 11, 50, F2, FD, 45, 34, BA, 67, F8, 42, 76, 82, 65, 50, 7C, 72, 40, B9, 5C, C3, 52, DB, A5, 5E, 9A, 95, 53, F2, CF, 99, 6C, 28, B3, 0C, 85, 67, 21, C2, CC, F3... 
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Entropy:

7.9147 (probably packed)

Code size:

786 KB (804,864 bytes)

The file mep_code_generator_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dll513.yfdownloader.com/j5GIUnLvilRi0ZJ4b9a0MW/IujU0tKp2J/DvfS3w1mYm cMkV7KAPxvl3W8e6cRXCKyUFUaOnBlpjZlSCc51AV KYx4hr30CNpEwR2ybfeotlyi2dHR9 AlscvwuNVX7O21B5Ax1XbUFe0C5HnxC/A1zQMkGUkCWO3wb3R9JLewdQCzU6W8n1LsEa8vuSw6q/gFk/6tuaPyiam//tHpQ4Lg5BIjKMRqzmzZa6p47SdqXbRbeh1kd3IBRStqCCbDG3A2wk/NB6s2iUvie9zvZJaIbqGK8pvpqormpKar6zner79FIi/SUKcDmzHGOpYUQ36STU8/Nn0CT3YBMm5jwUMqf/.../8PMNKsDm P6XA83uF3d6Hhfi luQ==

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