» podwal_-_maha_downloader.exe
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Analysis
File Details

podwal_-_maha_downloader.exe

SimpleFiles Installer

Technology Island, Inc.

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 podwal_-_maha_downloader.exe by Technology Island 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Technology Island, Inc. (signed and verified)

Product:

SimpleFiles Installer

Version:

1, 0, 34, 1

MD5:

8a2fc2aca1d6af67ef2f99897e225a83

SHA-1:

15aa797fcc11c09d5d448cebc252395d9e179929

SHA-256:

52a795389488ee9cdfe7d2d87f4330024cd4b679b0a85234f7beab121a41050f

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 10:50:41 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Via Advertising.TechnologyIsland.Bundler (M)

16.2.7.6

File size:

3.1 MB (3,212,512 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

Original file name:

SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

YourFile Downloader

Language:

English

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\podwal_-_maha_downloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Technology Island, Inc.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/3/2012 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

8/4/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:

CN="Technology Island, Inc.", O="Technology Island, Inc.", STREET="1740 H Dell Range Blvd #281", L=Cheyenne, S=Wyoming, PostalCode=82009, C=US

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

00C4B79CE2BFD68D5C070C51E7F2C237C5

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/7/2014 8:37:49 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

98304:WSuRtGx6q8HBBoeqRHpT3tlC0GMdnKiF6GcO9Y79HbKY9t1adUESb+vHTWZQVLk:WVoGBoPZGOKiFBYZH/t1WUbeaZQVLk

Entry address:

0x35D280

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, C0, 46, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, F9, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Entropy:

7.7264

Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

2.9 MB (3,088,384 bytes)

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