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SimpleFilesInstaller.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 file SimpleFilesInstaller.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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. 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, 10, 1

MD5:
493323610d7cf02a315bb14e6973c270

SHA-1:
345a3f17545385e59d4156ddd6edb3dd6b1c3a21

SHA-256:
bca2d74aa25efa9af12600747d89da7dd42645a65ea3ff63a6c8b5c7cd33d7df

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:
4/25/2024 4:09:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.Technolo.Bundler (M)
16.3.10.23

File size:
3 MB (3,114,464 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

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

Original file name:
SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\phsqhmvnre.tmp

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:
6/27/2014 6:13:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:O1TXMA6sHLl60eGXe5gOEzQ7kpwW0wHevM4Ow+D/aX9z8bx2U:Odp6srGRh0Q7gSwHeUVnDaa12U

Entry address:
0x55619

Entry point:
E8, A6, 0B, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 40, A2, 4A, 00, E8, 31, 99, 00, 00, E8, B9, 46, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 39, 0B, 01, 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, E9, C5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7132  (probably packed)

Code size:
564 KB (577,536 bytes)

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

http://dd.simple-files.com/j5GkTWuboFUtx6xLId36LXvSoSY5rbg5c KpPCf51WMq/dJjFeTRfVWhjyhHsZVeF XEUADGih5UjZlSA9EwRAzKdRYwhGceNKtkG3fLN/QjlXG6azAgrSJ9bepnZ1X7O34D4xBxT/0Pd3LrE2hUnlY6VssbQ1KWRQJIzkdrCZUSS3jS7BY/2updKeD UTymsw1h96Zxb/umcGXp7iEMtqN9UeeWYV/rlmBV doqHofbPwG42wRE2oNCCdLdTvWD0lHi0bIf 4/7RbvI UC3aKsFqDSws/.../3n3zdodAQ1vjR

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