song_of_achilles_the_-_madeline_miller_downloader.exe

YourFile Downloader

Via Advertising Group Limited

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 application song_of_achilles_the_-_madeline_miller_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
bcb3e89af6e72a104b2c232c598d3ab1

SHA-1:
4eb7479406f1cb2a8aaa9192b436b3049fd3c111

SHA-256:
786e805e85c6ec9f499483698ff1a92cd669de5e6a3e60c3e87311f2598dc94b

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

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:
4/23/2024 5:49:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.182.78

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AE
2014.0.4040

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-8251
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6444
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YFDownloader
v2014.10.30.10

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.dffshm
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.r
14.10.27.8

Sophos
Go For Files
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758264
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.17664
2.0.0.1972

File size:
6.7 MB (6,984,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfiledownloader.net (C) 2012

Original file name:
YourFile.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\song_of_achilles_the_-_madeline_miller_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Via Advertising Group Limited, O=Via Advertising Group Limited, STREET=Boumpoulinas 11, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=1060, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BABC309174F531C6762BBA466401FEAF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/26/2014 8:35:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:1xU0d2ZYqa8pZ9pJ4jTYlQ0+A1yUZOXvgu:1xUU8pZ9pblQTosvgu

Entry address:
0x40527

Entry point:
E8, C8, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 40, 4B, 47, 00, E8, 13, 78, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 5B, F0, 00, 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, 61, B5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
374 KB (382,976 bytes)

The file song_of_achilles_the_-_madeline_miller_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.