windows_loader_2.2.7_by_daz_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 windows_loader_2.2.7_by_daz_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:
4aea2663e114a6709c4e36ecb5bd6ceb

SHA-1:
7aa752c9982830a6a0f1c8f91b63ed39d2d6c9f0

SHA-256:
5a6fb5e70cdc82f71722d9283b89b6f57c6698110adafcdf2782909752bc6614

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:
4/24/2024 8:14:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising (M)
16.7.25.12

File size:
6.1 MB (6,345,432 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\windows_loader_2.2.7_by_daz_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/12/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 6:59:59 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:
5/12/2014 8:30:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ftE1Gz8F0k6m20qcmG3gCIunBdOt9E42n8l+3J4jfbYtMNLwUBfJz:ftEYz20pLl0vQ9zvg3J4jTYmyUZd

Entry address:
0x3F827

Entry point:
E8, D8, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E0, 39, 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:
7.9464  (probably packed)

Code size:
370 KB (378,880 bytes)

The file windows_loader_2.2.7_by_daz_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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