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need_for_speed_carbon_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 need_for_speed_carbon_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.sprintload.biz.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 261, 1

MD5:
d29b8f4ee6d61c331b52021f481683b0

SHA-1:
b14a2c93037e73b248f8a92b2bf983386ff13c4e

SHA-256:
4196ddeac5feb4bc83805710fa7f255ab482098c7b6a950ef812cb28489fad1f

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:
5/21/2024 7:32:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
16.2.17.4

File size:
3.5 MB (3,670,376 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\need_for_speed_carbon_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 2:59:59 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:
9/15/2014 2:31:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:refQ2pI93E8FgJzh395lVdt45iDwlqJDHkY:reIGIBm19vV3D9JwY

Entry address:
0x6D739D

Entry point:
E8, AF, B4, FF, FF, C1, E7, 08, 0F, BA, E5, 0D, 9C, F8, 01, C7, E9, FC, A4, FF, FF, 6D, F1, 1F, F8, 51, 2C, 5E, D2, D5, 51, 50, 3D, 66, 7E, 78, 9A, CC, B6, 54, CD, 9E, C1, 32, 4D, 53, 61, CF, 48, A2, 98, 81, 3C, 92, A8, B2, C0, 0E, 7C, 16, 87, 91, 69, 7B, 2D, EF, 02, C4, 98, 8A, 84, BC, F6, 84, E3, EF, 95, EB, FC, A2, E8, 5C, 4A, 9B, ED, 01, 18, 24, 03, EA, 2D, 70, 00, A5, B0, E8, DE, 5A, 89, 47, EC, E1, 7C, 88, 32, 40, 8E, 4F, 1A, 0C, 62, 49, 43, C3, 14, EC, 41, 31, 65, 17, 6D, C7, 02, D3, 44, 51, 4D, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.8947  (probably packed)

Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

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

http://dll513.sprintload.biz/j5GrUmfU4l1pxuZMet20JyXftDVwr7dtYrfgfi750Gou9NBkF/aaLkS9iWIZ78ZFXr2HE1yFizRfgMBbHJxzEliKbBQdhHALI8k8WSmUeOAlwSShJmRq1D5rbvtne0zyLHhS8gBxTehId0LyTGxV0DF/WtIcVEvSS3ZyiQhNIN8hTyne4VsW1ekJfZn/.../

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