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upon_this_dawning_-_a_new_beginning_(feat_chris_motionless)_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 upon_this_dawning_-_a_new_beginning_(feat_chris_motionless)_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 dn.yourfiledownloader.net.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.net  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 293

MD5:
09be06334127154397eebef691b7f0eb

SHA-1:
c68c0bcbe705008459797bdb65adad7fb91a6495

SHA-256:
0e5447ce4de77b5faf1331973ae2030a43e58726f5902fdf18900721f9d2fd5a

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:
4/26/2024 11:36:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
16.8.9.5

File size:
6.6 MB (6,957,024 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\upon_this_dawning_-_a_new_beginning_(feat_chris_motionless)_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 5:59:59 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:
7/26/2014 12:35:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:mxU0d2ZYqa8pZ9pJ4jTYlQ0+A1yUZOXvgG:mxUU8pZ9pblQTosvgG

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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Entropy:
7.9535  (probably packed)

Code size:
374 KB (382,976 bytes)

The file upon_this_dawning_-_a_new_beginning_(feat_chris_motionless)_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dn.yourfiledownloader.net/j5GQR23e4m9u3b4UTtmmLWfSsmw/65hgWKGqZFithjpwoow5RfvMaR6SiD5e87ILXLWGTH PjQJZipEKSZskQQfKcQR/wT1LcME/S3rMJKU9iXfwP2l9tm89LLhoLlLmPGVBqlspGKxUMl3 GGxfxhxDXMNPEx/cG01Zkk0YcpUKVTXSv1co1uNHa8v4WTel518Ks swPPakYj6j8ysK7q9qELafEyH9yjNQusR B4LCNRG4xgkUjotVSd MXbHKjViw0bYZ5J77RbnP/.../k=

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