outkast-war_mp3_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 outkast-war_mp3_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 dn.yourfiledownloader.com.
Publisher:
http://yourfile-downloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 384, 1

MD5:
86ef3931e349801196571c272d0a288e

SHA-1:
d1a3e5481b65691f7b652d5673194e79145d6355

SHA-256:
538f54ace53288086aabd6b48aa1e3ceeb7127f253b6c5090b2b6627a3faf6ab

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:04:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
15.11.25.15

File size:
3.8 MB (3,957,152 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfile-downloader.com (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\outkast-war_mp3_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
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:
11/20/2014 3:47:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:kcx+KNx0UPbYTo4Y9bt3vdzxJ6lnWpTaagl3t/0fDA/ye:kg+KNx0UPbrlzyMlPgPY3e

Entry address:
0x6E7E5E

Entry point:
E8, AB, 45, 00, 00, E4, CC, 88, DD, 57, EE, 16, 3E, 5B, F9, 03, C8, 85, 2E, 06, 23, 01, BC, 98, DD, 87, AD, A7, C9, 3B, FE, 16, 06, CE, A3, E1, 3C, 98, 89, CB, 1A, DF, 85, AD, 86, 7E, D1, B1, F3, BB, 91, E9, BB, EA, 49, BB, 0E, 2C, D8, 64, 98, 93, 60, 74, C3, F8, 5C, A2, BE, 5D, F5, 28, DC, AE, D7, 79, C6, 85, AB, 2D, 81, 2E, 3E, EF, C8, 8C, F0, A4, B0, B4, 5C, B7, AD, B5, 5A, 4A, 90, E6, AD, AA, E2, 2C, F8, CC, D8, 71, 7E, D3, 00, ED, 17, 66, 29, 6A, 21, 83, DA, 4A, AF, F0, BB, B5, 49, F9, C0, 26, 66, CC...
 
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Entropy:
7.9073  (probably packed)

Code size:
782.5 KB (801,280 bytes)

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