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serial_artisan_plugins_for_sketchup_8_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 serial_artisan_plugins_for_sketchup_8_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:
e88792acf5a70c87864beef2758e233c

SHA-1:
8a855d07f767e543f1b6705a5a197a54dcb307a5

SHA-256:
9996aedd99f2783cd7874376fb925aeeff963d4497b6edeb70e500394b5daa39

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:
4/18/2024 10:41:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
16.7.27.4

File size:
6 MB (6,341,976 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\serial_artisan_plugins_for_sketchup_8_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 6:59:59 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:
6/11/2014 6:36:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:A4V4HGz8F0k6m20qwU3DqnBdOt9E42n8l+3J4jfbYtMNLwUBfJew:PV4mz20pL79zvg3J4jTYmyUZMw

Entry address:
0x3FAC7

Entry point:
E8, D8, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, 3A, 47, 00, E8, 13, 78, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6B, F0, 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, 63, B5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9462  (probably packed)

Code size:
371 KB (379,904 bytes)

The file serial_artisan_plugins_for_sketchup_8_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://i.yourfiledownloader.com/j5GWUnDZqFct9b9LY8uwLSXsuTJ1qbc4PYKyPTGbijZqr40iUvvRfVKn0G4e6MJSG XAXwTGih5Uk5AGXtU4Sg7VNVExhWsSIsk0RnrBIaU nWfzPGVr1D9gILx8f0z6OjESp1Q2XeIWcRDsBX5F1A9uUIEGUljNEE1e8A5RMdZDGWPU7lkq0LsFa8rrBRKLqFAy vcuf733KDSrxTwIvvtxVOOSY1jvkmxV6YwsGI7LYUTTglNI34JcRdmcGPOc2hnmg50Z7cb0UvnCol7lc6JB/.../XQ8fFjxs=

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