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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, 34, 1

MD5:
65fafe6fcf318796723735fe8835f9f2

SHA-1:
d5ac7a49a448644b110f63f338657ea192675e55

SHA-256:
74ba19a7d9a215fd16accc44898f6b9b870d16a960ecf9c5c763a7a3656f8adc

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 2:02:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
17.3.1.22

File size:
3.1 MB (3,211,848 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\q0ow0k5jsl.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Technology Island, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/3/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2014 12:59:59 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:
7/7/2014 4:07:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x35D280

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 46, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, F9, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
2.9 MB (3,088,384 bytes)

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