ramanichandran_novels_pdf_downloader.exe

GoforFiles

Righway Technologies, 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 ramanichandran_novels_pdf_downloader.exe by Righway Technologies, Inc 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 t.go-for-files.com.
Publisher:
http://www.goforfiles.com/  (signed by Righway Technologies, Inc)

Product:
GoforFiles

Version:
1, 0, 0, 464

MD5:
7a5076354c6e8c15d2f327deb9cedf85

SHA-1:
5700805f56e04cacc91b68ed939253eb0275376f

SHA-256:
3d08ceeb3b7d4e4c7e4366bf9a0bbd4d5c79a7c4a677a1666105fea7e964ad05

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:26:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
17.3.15.5

File size:
7.3 MB (7,649,976 bytes)

Product version:
2,0,0,0

Copyright:
Copyright http://www.goforfiles.com/ (C) 2012

Original file name:
GoforFiles.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ramanichandran_novels_pdf_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/22/2012 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/23/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Righway Technologies, Inc", O="Righway Technologies, 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:
0089B8C147F063769F8D685962C161E027

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/14/2014 8:42:35 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x33966

Entry point:
E8, 6E, CD, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 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, E4, 7B, 46, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, E0, 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, E0, 3A, 43, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF, 24, 85, F4, 39...
 
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Entropy:
7.9310  (probably packed)

Code size:
312.5 KB (320,000 bytes)

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

http://t.go-for-files.com/j5GXVm/Rp1Jl3KxRbsqwLVHyujF3rKoURqC7aW673GIt9dJiGuPaaxTynipIr5wKSuHMXgvTwE1FkZ8GXtU4SgffPFEykXsPKJF/ICOcLLBoi3juNj0gu2QiafYqbRzxMWNO5ERkW/.../g7AEf5n6Sj6n 18hmPskZPiwMGCtvDwRv6Mu

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