simplefiles_downloader.exe

SimpleFiles Installer

New Monte Inc

The application simplefiles_downloader.exe by New Monte 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 SimpleFiles installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dlr8847.simple-files.info.
Publisher:
New Monte Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1, 0, 466, 1

MD5:
e05c6fc917e38cb374ab8dd17ddcb18b

SHA-1:
3cb7c91260d40ec00a6b18c26d081d18a523d0f7

SHA-256:
d359121dc853bd0cfdee601c2cde3d4f12f9d090688eff2e790dde3f67bf6351

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:
4/29/2024 1:41:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blisbury.NewMonte.Bundler (M)
16.6.25.9

File size:
3.8 MB (4,033,776 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:
SimpleFiles

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/1/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/6/2016 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=New Monte Inc, O=New Monte Inc, L=Mahe, S=Seychelles, C=SC

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0EF12F8AD3F2DFB7CD5C8F46FEE59C5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2014 9:58:35 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:1LgysaDfOqH0Bmq6IadISnVHc6aQARfa26Lek:O97BVjaaSu6dARfaXik

Entry address:
0x7222EE

Entry point:
51, E8, 04, 3A, D1, FF, C6, 44, 24, 0C, F2, 8D, 64, 24, 40, E8, E2, 8B, 07, 00, 66, 0F, C9, 30, E5, 66, 0F, BE, CA, F7, D9, 01, 45, E0, 3F, 3F, 59, 0F, 87, D9, 0A, 00, 00, 58, 0F, BA, E6, 16, 85, EE, 83, F9, 07, E9, 48, D0, 07, 00, B9, AA, 44, 31, 3D, 4A, ED, A0, 0F, BC, 9C, 09, F3, E4, 3A, 53, 7F, F4, 02, 6B, F1, D2, E6, 33, 2D, 7E, 0C, 0C, D3, DC, 6E, 27, 97, AC, 20, 05, 2F, 4B, 82, 17, 4B, FF, 9C, B5, 11, D6, 06, 4B, A6, E5, 01, 36, D1, 6E, 9F, AF, 44, CE, E9, 65, 06, 37, 30, A3, B0, EC, EE, BA, 6E, 79...
 
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Entropy:
7.9316  (probably packed)

Code size:
971 KB (994,304 bytes)

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