uninstall.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 uninstall.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Feature Update Service (YFD). The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
bbbf5c350cfeb253dac995474d3bec93

SHA-1:
44f026abf2dea948c41c2d19b4ee1339af255425

SHA-256:
95de5150b3342542aac54cb8d6b67e7ac77ba7f5a756e47325abbce7ebf05b1f

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/7/2024 3:07:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.589825
352

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.142.214

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
2014.9-160218

AVG
BundleApp_r.B
2017.0.2830

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.589825
1.0.20.245

Bkav FE
W32.Clod108.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.YourFileDownloader.~A
17217

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1451
9.0.1.049

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.589825
8.16.02.18.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader (variant)
10.9007

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Fam.NB
2/18/2016

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.589825
11.2016-18-02_5

G Data
Adware.Generic.589825
16.2.22

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ExpressDownloader.I
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.173.10086

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YourfileDownloader
v2016.02.18.04

McAfee
Artemis!CB29C630728E
5600.6486

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.589825
17.0.0.147

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.cvaajw
0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
16.2.18.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.14A5
23.00.65.16216

Sophos
YourFile Downloader
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0827
7.2.49

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.3AJH13
10.465.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Via Advertising
23062

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.17

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.17778
2.0.0.1915

File size:
6.1 MB (6,345,208 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:\Program Files\yourfiledownloader updater\uninstall.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:
5/22/2014 2:23:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:YJuPGz8F0k6m20qXF3HnBdOt9E42n8l+3J4jfbYtMNLwUBfJ+:YJuez20pLY9zvg3J4jTYmyUZc

Entry address:
0x3F827

Entry point:
E8, 48, F1, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E0, 39, 47, 00, E8, 93, 78, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, DB, 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, E1, B5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9463  (probably packed)

Code size:
370 KB (378,880 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Feature Update Service (YFD)

Display version:
2.14.21

Uninstall string:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\YourFileDownloader Updater\uninstall.exe"


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