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puffin_web_browser_free_download_for_windows.rar_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 puffin_web_browser_free_download_for_windows.rar_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:
421af9ea4567dc527deb6efce5b8be0c

SHA-1:
c532606256b77ec937ea8b3373eae216f10bf823

SHA-256:
eeec07e467116a36a932831b6c6308fd537150f334a296dbc0f29601532e555a

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 2:29:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
16.1.15.12

File size:
6.8 MB (7,082,904 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\puffin_web_browser_free_download_for_windows.rar_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 7:59:59 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:
4/2/2014 10:25:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:jZaUsOGz8F0k6mlnBdOt9EWJ4jfbYxC9Jy0ycpJeDCwXQnIbN0qlMNLwUBfJk2nz:joz20pZ9pJ4jTYxeDXeowReyUZmvgV

Entry address:
0x2F7ED

Entry point:
E8, 01, C9, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C, 83, 3D, 24, 03, 46, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, DF, 5C, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 14, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 29, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 70, F9, 42, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.9578  (probably packed)

Code size:
287 KB (293,888 bytes)

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

http://i.yourfiledownloader.com/j5GVQmTWoFUt46hdIfqjLHnPsDU5hqsuc ZIG2mjTx/qM4RTaLCDE 6iTBdq98RT67TE0HdyFgP089fC9o0QxifcBU1nWAfe8U9T3rOIaU9iXfuNj0ou2Y0K798eEDhKmJA5T15TaZVMlryA3wMlF4qE9MLUFyWBUtb2w1JM9ZYWDfW5FYg2NlANM/vBWTl7VA8pPl9aO3gJTGm/.../7RquL9xm3d74QqGY=

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