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simple_file_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 simple_file_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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dd.simple-files.com.
Publisher:
Technology Island, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
321b53d3d5391d9875105218541d1394

SHA-1:
d6ac771217362ef1132ae075fa2be1686258691c

SHA-256:
ceef859ba1f1342ff618ee2e65ae3b18a29d8b518c5954bf529c7c3aacb2c6c3

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:
4/19/2024 3:41:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.Technolo.Bundler (M)
16.6.25.11

File size:
3 MB (3,143,840 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://simple-files.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Technology Island, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/3/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2014 2:59:59 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:
5/15/2014 6:04:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:0l4pC5dFKvT53iyGz8rZny+TErk6mT+CPZx07eVsKu/wpAXOCSi385w4IB4:0lj5dFiGz8F0k6mXPT0qVsKu/yCR85M2

Entry address:
0x2C403

Entry point:
E8, 87, A3, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F0, 11, 49, 00, E8, F7, 13, 00, 00, E8, 3E, 5B, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 1A, A3, 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, 45, 6C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7722  (probably packed)

Code size:
487 KB (498,688 bytes)

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

http://dd.simple-files.com/j5GERXDfvhVVhP96OIr/C0rog2lq8u9/.../cgmWfYO2QkuHBzcOY NRijaipR7hJ1FPYJYkT6TGxDwgh6XMQtVEDbExkOiRZPfNYQCibb61MihrQSON63exnl F05rvYfLaL7IWD rnhR4Kp7Ve adh2yyzFQ7p5oQdCaa0XfikYJmdkACIzON iXg12w0bZN692yBOHCqA==

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