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next-the-weekend_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 next-the-weekend_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 i.yourfiledownloader.com.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
46f2fe1aa78c84811b410c94ceda53dc

SHA-1:
0ae46cbc0321e15e1a73270385bd92effa001e70

SHA-256:
caa21327186cc17ab3e931a8b293cdd1798a8483b6bd2fd37e15d71dc4c221a7

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 10:18:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
16.1.17.8

File size:
6.3 MB (6,629,640 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\next-the-weekend_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 7:59:59 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:
6/26/2014 11:43:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:z3YFyqqT8k6mlnBdOt9EWJ4jfbYzfRa2kW6KH0q2UiLNLwUBfJk2n8l+OM:z3YFyqa8pZ9pJ4jTYzv08FiLyUZmvgOM

Entry address:
0x3FB97

Entry point:
E8, E8, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, B8, 3B, 47, 00, E8, 23, 78, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 7B, F0, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 73, B5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9499  (probably packed)

Code size:
371 KB (379,904 bytes)

The file next-the-weekend_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://i.yourfiledownloader.com/j5GrUnrE5E9u0eBIb926JmDY8zNh/eh/JvDudyvx2Wc4v5A1Vb2APxvt1G4d6tcQW76cAw/ZwFoB1tsfW5p1HVueWh4mzTpdMZlkG3fPIbpoiGz3Nz12/z5hb6kuekD1OGVGyBZpWf5bLAv8BnFSyFMtE9ITHXrjUEhakh9GZ8UfQCzT3UQg1uMJfIu6DGL1uQ5t87Q0MKbzeWz7qnxS5al XeOEIBu0wiEOq/.../ZJ9zPrtq867uH7arm6wyM=

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