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tom_hopkins_-_academy_of_master_closing.pdf_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 tom_hopkins_-_academy_of_master_closing.pdf_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 i.yourfiledownloader.com.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
273e120b7680726c361a96392e576bf0

SHA-1:
fcf347aa985e5243a5e3e812f9c25c630ebb3abc

SHA-256:
a5d61883a9804d8d6612703d94af6ad26fb386ff5a9829aeef917e06dc490d1c

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:
4/19/2024 5:59:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
16.1.12.10

File size:
6.9 MB (7,197,376 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0

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

Original file name:
YourFile.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
YourFile Downloader

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\tom_hopkins_-_academy_of_master_closing.pdf_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 4:59:59 PM

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:
7/4/2014 2:21:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Vjgt2ZYqa8pZ9pJ4jTYyv0IFiLyUZmvgmQ:VjgF8pZ9pbyvWmvgmQ

Entry address:
0x3FBA7

Entry point:
E8, D8, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, B8, 3B, 47, 00, E8, 23, 78, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6B, 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, 71, B5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9564  (probably packed)

Code size:
371 KB (379,904 bytes)

The file tom_hopkins_-_academy_of_master_closing.pdf_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://i.yourfiledownloader.com/j5GRWG bgVR236RReZP8aE/ftCN3raBgeaL2Anu7lTZs56Y7TaOANUH6nTtM/oUQE 3BVwbYwFMO0MVJSZ1jBFOFYUp7yTtOc9J CiiRdb53xSeyZyZp6iRwc ooV0j3Yz8D4A95TaZRJB 5HmFBxlN WsgZUx/fBEVbyRNLHscHXCCKsxYq1 9XJoK7HiSis38d4f4nZK74Yiuu9iEFjOolCLKfYV3rkmxV65tsScXaNRiCj1FN24JcRduLXLnV3Q3xyvdW YmpEPicvif4Z/NOs3Pv6L9/puigZ/zjxGrj7pRzgaXNfteslS6O/.../6GQpfCixzGlI9OypmjBMk=

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