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plants_vs_zombies_garden_warfare_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 plants_vs_zombies_garden_warfare_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.net.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
8d958eecf63816f726dd269733f945d5

SHA-1:
b84807ec677d3295363c5301fbd9b0e363e5a10e

SHA-256:
4e849404d03e1f8c606b4204b3cd0c46e79a54a865e79eb06f5bd32830f91080

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:
4/19/2024 4:11:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)
16.6.12.15

File size:
6.8 MB (7,125,488 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfiledownloader.net (C) 2012

Original file name:
YourFile.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\plants_vs_zombies_garden_warfare_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:
8/6/2014 5:22:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:SKft2ZYqa8pZ9pJ4jTY0d90/A1yUZOXvgq:SKfF8pZ9pb0zwosvgq

Entry address:
0x40297

Entry point:
E8, 58, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, 4C, 47, 00, E8, A3, 77, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EB, EF, 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, F1, B4, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9552  (probably packed)

Code size:
373.5 KB (382,464 bytes)

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

http://dn.yourfiledownloader.net/j5GVW2PevUhZwr5gUNe8IWfZphhVoasvc6qCGHu6hzJsqcMjUe3Ybxbj2Wse7MJbCK ABUWNkA8L3cRdDt0nAEuObBN/yTBJcsErDyuKZe0rjkruNj0qrSFpdOtnPxGgeHhc5wctTvoLcV65HmpQxQh1VvgGWUnOSxYbzBZBIthDHWPC4w0K86BYKoLvVne171A8o800MKbzeWz7qn9V4ad7Vu EJAC2w2lc65pvRdGXa0bflAMYn4tJTMnKGu6Xyw/xqKsUtMngALCX7Azhb/MUs2y3 aQ77 GpPOu/.../ GHsLGjg==

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