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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.
Publisher:
Technology Island, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1, 0, 10, 1

MD5:
2c32cf7fd36f5f8c540867d6d2386f61

SHA-1:
3ecee98646118963c13e5d83022799e25cc311dc

SHA-256:
6c12adfc32b812062f9038ebb5a63d4ec2360036777248e41f944ea333b43e68

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:44:49 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.TechnologyIsland.Bundler (M)
16.2.9.19

File size:
3 MB (3,115,704 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\08joonjk4r.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Technology Island, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/3/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2014 6:59:59 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 10:13:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:p1TXMA6sHLl60eGXe5gOEzQ7kpwW0wHevM4Ow+D/aX9z8bx2G:pdp6srGRh0Q7gSwHeUVnDaa12G

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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Code size:
564 KB (577,536 bytes)

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