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, 390, 1

MD5:
cb126ccb523edc51e27b056315ed2aab

SHA-1:
73a9795ec4a9618f156b4537cd5a8e0ed9083700

SHA-256:
86edbee5df54d9a2b184b0720f692f06555beb8b372f6c1c7a341af412ed36c1

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 3:40:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blisbury.NewMonte.Bundler (M)
16.7.6.0

File size:
3.7 MB (3,932,024 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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/2/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/6/2016 3:00:00 PM

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:
11/24/2014 7:03:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Iw72ICafDjUoIAhOnaPQqAnIMlPvrg7udik:aIfDPI1qiIMFrg7udik

Entry address:
0x42EABE

Entry point:
9C, 8D, 64, 24, 04, 0F, 8B, 2C, 13, 36, 00, 68, B2, 1D, 3A, 88, 9C, C7, 44, 24, 04, 05, 90, EB, 72, C6, 04, 24, 36, C7, 04, 24, 5D, 64, 70, F5, 55, 8D, 64, 24, 04, E9, 2E, 59, 36, 00, 93, 3F, 9E, 09, ED, E0, 02, F8, 55, B3, AB, 3D, FD, 8D, 4D, F5, 8F, 9E, 58, 3B, 33, AD, 8D, 11, D1, 6D, 27, 12, CC, DF, 79, 68, 60, CE, DF, D6, 4E, 60, 51, D3, 43, 23, 55, 50, EA, D1, F4, 58, D7, 64, 92, 94, BD, 55, 09, CE, 90, 9D, 32, 52, 2A, 90, F2, 78, 32, 66, 9B, BD, 1B, DC, 8E, ED, 48, 92, 1E, 45, 90, 54, 9C, 92, 88, 77...
 
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Entropy:
7.9297  (probably packed)

Code size:
968.5 KB (991,744 bytes)

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

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