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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 27 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

MD5:
c4811fe937b1ea7091ed05810f2357f4

SHA-1:
9e9d1ccd71dbae349f8fbf42b9442a4e02603ac6

SHA-256:
14fcde47bc85c246e3831fe26c1712e36e27e14f2c20c58d05e586ffcc9a6afd

Scanner detections:
27 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:52:08 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/YourFileDownloader
2015.02.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.138.142

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UGW [PUP]
2014.9-160206

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2017.0.2841

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.ExpressDownloader
4.0.3.1626

Bkav FE
W32.Clodf08.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.YourFileDownloader.~A
17217

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.747
9.0.1.037

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.YourFileDownloader.AMN
8.16.02.06.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/YourFileDownloader (variant)
10.7674

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/YourFileDownloader
2/6/2016

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HMVS
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10484

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YourFileDownloader
v2016.02.06.04

McAfee
Artemis!1BE7D1994F2A
5600.6497

MicroWorld eScan
Win32/YourFileDownloader
17.0.0.111

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.dagvqp
0.28.6.63850

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Via Advertising.ViaAdvertisingGroup.Bundler (M)
16.2.6.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.14A5
23.00.65.16204

Sophos
Mal/Generic-S
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1106
7.2.37

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.28JG12
10.465.06

VIPRE Antivirus
Via Advertising
24276

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.17

File size:
3.9 MB (4,123,056 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
Signed by:
Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/30/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/1/2013 8:59:59 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:
8/16/2012 10:46:36 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:OWqN9bZsqjsC4+HIeYmklZ6J4jfbYafZdGuawRMe5jVrn2TLLf:HgWqPHIeY1lZ6J4jTYuGyMijVrn2j

Entry address:
0x9735

Entry point:
E8, 8B, 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, 49, 42, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 27, 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, B0, 98, 40, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF, 24, 85, C4...
 
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Entropy:
7.8455  (probably packed)

Code size:
89.5 KB (91,648 bytes)

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

http://yourfiledownloader.com/YourFileDownloader.exe

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