yourfiledownloader.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 yourfiledownloader.exe by Via Advertising Group Limited has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider.
Publisher:
http://yourfiledownloader.com  (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:
YourFile Downloader

Version:
1, 0, 0, 16

MD5:
915ec7adf7d6e5f56aa74d47889d92a2

SHA-1:
4de0e5a3268155cd57b0927f591121854db6a552

SHA-256:
de4923da99b00c149b477e792d70c6f82c57d11d0170fe40b3c24d66118f170a

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

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:
4/25/2024 8:34:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.138.142

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UGW [PUP]
2014.9-141231

AVG
Dropper.Generic7
2015.0.3244

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.ExpressDownloader
4.0.3.141231

Bkav FE
W32.Clodf08.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.YourFileDownloader.~A
17217

Dr.Web
Tool.DownLoader.42
9.0.1.0365

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.YourFileDownloader.AMN
8.14.12.31.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/YourFileDownloader (variant)
8.8703

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/YourFileDownloader
12/31/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HMWF
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.173.10086

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YourFileDownloader
v2014.12.31.09

McAfee
Artemis!6137078A3132
5600.6900

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.dagvqp
0.28.6.63850

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.S
14.12.31.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.14A5
23.00.65.141229

Sophos
YourFile Downloader
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1JB
7.2.365

VIPRE Antivirus
Via Advertising
20666

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.17

File size:
4 MB (4,157,360 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\yourfiledownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/30/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/1/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Via Advertising Group Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Via Advertising Group Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
54119944225483D152EE7DAA2475480B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/8/2012 5:50:35 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:hHlZcS44lJH2PGb1GFIJ4jfbYGaXIMxaV99cQrRkTlLLG:rZcS44lJegzJ4jTYGaXBxicI

Entry address:
0x9695

Entry point:
E8, CB, 55, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C, 83, 3D, A0, 39, 42, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 67, 4B, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 14, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 29, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 10, 98, 40, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF, 24, 85, 24...
 
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Code size:
89.5 KB (91,648 bytes)

The file yourfiledownloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files.yourfiledownloader.com/?j5GkVHbFqFdvzqxcY9e/aG/.../KcqUtnSi1ZDR9uDdgL 1rbRj2bD8dp1QkHv5RJRmrXChSxgx4Vg==

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