physical_chemistry_engel_pdf_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 physical_chemistry_engel_pdf_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 261, 1

MD5:
5d7f39598e6e698899a2fad31d4a5879

SHA-1:
257306b9b9e88f13cbdd2862d074ca91ebd2e000

SHA-256:
c37b2f5f8b882e4ab6ac412de0556e6a77b86b7c4fcf9332c510a033c41dc3cb

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/21/2024 7:39:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.24
811

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen4
7.11.186.88

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2015.0.3275

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.24
1.0.20.1595

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8424
9.0.1.0334

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader (variant)
8.10730

F-Prot
W32/A-42de288b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-15-11_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.24
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13358

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2014.11.15.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.24
15.0.0.957

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dewbzs
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.h
14.11.15.21

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758264
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.221440
2.0.0.1929

File size:
3.4 MB (3,592,688 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\physical_chemistry_engel_pdf_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:
9/15/2014 7:31:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:2z/wwK74LbIxmtRwsNATgpqvQ8uI+jlJ51bY:PB7CkmtWEATgpqREbY

Entry address:
0x6356B9

Entry point:
60, C7, 44, 24, 1C, FD, 3D, 18, C4, E9, 1A, EE, D5, FF, FF, 61, EC, 80, 19, AF, 32, 3E, A0, 27, 3C, 78, 23, C2, 55, F1, 6C, D6, 4B, 74, FB, B7, D2, 5A, D1, E2, 69, FB, 7C, E2, 61, F5, 78, E4, 71, 07, 92, B3, 38, A9, 34, 38, 05, 96, 98, AF, 37, 0B, 78, C6, 31, B0, 2C, BF, B1, C4, F7, EA, 57, 10, 5E, F6, 65, 69, 84, 19, E6, 9B, 0E, 83, 13, 88, F9, 90, 26, 7B, D4, 98, 71, EC, 76, C3, DA, 01, A0, 78, 0C, C9, 6E, B9, FD, 12, 46, CD, C1, CC, 4D, DD, 5A, 54, EB, 41, BE, F3, FD, CC, 8B, 7C, 17, 22, 32, 4C, DC, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.8912  (probably packed)

Code size:
766.5 KB (784,896 bytes)

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