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microsoft_windows_xp_professional_sp3_x86_integrated_may_2013-maherz_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 microsoft_windows_xp_professional_sp3_x86_integrated_may_2013-maherz_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.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
4ef7e6fb19b026c34e546d11dce087a2

SHA-1:
66de95376068426979a1f12d9cf38b2bdd367026

SHA-256:
1b65687c1ff1569c3a94d9a2d66a6671f77a52af47fc47e6ee7af283aab2a933

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:
4/26/2024 8:18:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
16.7.30.15

File size:
7.7 MB (8,053,528 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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft_windows_xp_professional_sp3_x86_integrated_may_2013-maherz_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:
2/10/2014 9:05:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:AZts1pZ9pJ4jTY1YXbvMtlt+G3wDqyUZmvgL:AZi1pZ9pbXntzmvgL

Entry address:
0x2DE9D

Entry point:
E8, 01, C9, 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, D3, 45, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, DF, 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, E0, 42, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
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Code size:
279.5 KB (286,208 bytes)

The file microsoft_windows_xp_professional_sp3_x86_integrated_may_2013-maherz_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dn.yourfiledownloader.com/j5GIXmHCpkhp0rkUXdG/J2HLpmxKkPIbZKu7Kmm7iDxwrYl8cYDacF7s23RjtoUGSa6UE1eE0iZXndZdCtkyXnONbRIwii8PNck8THPKJrZ5ySK2dHNs6SFpdOtnORGjbjwWsRFlS/ICKRyvWigBkEhsVNUGTlzZKU1ZkkkONt4XSHiAsgZvz/9EKIL5Vze3 V0norQ0K6rwIjSsxTwYo/.../JiyK Sb90q3d74QqGY=

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