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spongebob_heropants_engcomplex_downloader.exe

YourFileDownloader Installer

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 spongebob_heropants_engcomplex_downloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dll513.yfdownloader.com.
Publisher:
http://yourfile-downloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFileDownloader Installer

Version:
1, 0, 509, 1

MD5:
dd7e3910bb2d5a1e435ade4fdc5c6b3d

SHA-1:
3f27b275d0e570371384c5a782a8325abd2cc70e

SHA-256:
08b878520b4f159f6045b560a8c698f2d2e7215691eb3d2bdb84ecda8eb59087

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 5:21:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdver.Bundler (M)
16.5.21.11

File size:
3.7 MB (3,911,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://yourfile-downloader.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
YourFileDownloaderInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\spongebob_heropants_engcomplex_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

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:
1/23/2015 11:55:09 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Z4uZhR5BEC9PNyGQylE3g+Q/k0PBWgtWL59+v:ZPZKAPN6yQRQ/RP7tWL5Uv

Entry address:
0x453E26

Entry point:
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Code size:
786 KB (804,864 bytes)

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

http://dll513.yfdownloader.com/j5GWR23erl5E268UQt2jLF7duzNh65wFUYeSAkqEpAs4uJZqE TbbRDm22sc4dcQW76cAw/RyVsE0cpZHJhgAUqCYAUdmW1GctJ5DSued oto2H ImUksnBnceY5YxyieHhB5D14RugSKVr6CHRYzQV9UdRcQ1bGUFBZ3CVLLsYQWDfOv3UanfRRLNPVWz2q7VcKqf19ae3iIC6Q8zhc5KdiVOOUflvolnpc6Zt BILxNBSU2l0bjoFdG9qNUbOVig 1k6cWvsn3Eb/I8071YP0doGbn5L9 t7nUSvzkxi674oN0g SUNtey3W2F/MRAmsPcQ8 Sn1mXytkSy5rwBs6KsQpqlqJef4n6WTuN5Ho6jbB/.../4RkKvmANhLh2GwWtw==

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