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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 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the YourFile Downloader installer. 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:
9c26e8afefe6c3f58c70b1fe09fa5dc1

SHA-1:
abfe9b24ba813cd49b20226e16d0b868cda3eabe

SHA-256:
762d61d8023a6f3c10d4dd0c6280923c4c37289876c84b1bc13d61aa188ee2ec

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 9:17:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.144.106

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
2014.9-140516

AVG
BundleApp_r.B
2015.0.3471

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.YourFileDownloader.~A
17217

Dr.Web
Trojan.StartPage.56734
9.0.1.0136

ESET NOD32
Win32/YourFileDownloader (variant)
8.9683

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/YourFileDownloader
8/8/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.173.10086

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YourFileDownloader
v2014.05.16.03

McAfee
Artemis!6137078A3132
5600.7045

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.cvaajw
0.28.0.59288

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.S
14.8.15.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.14A5
23.00.65.14515

Sophos
YourFile Downloader
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0827
7.2.137

VIPRE Antivirus
Via Advertising
29260

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.17

File size:
6.1 MB (6,344,920 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/11/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 4:59:59 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:
5/12/2014 6:30:22 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ltE1Gz8F0k6m20qcmG3gCIunBdOt9E42n8l+3J4jfbYtMNLwUBfJe:ltEYz20pLl0vQ9zvg3J4jTYmyUZc

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

http://yourfiledownloader.com/YourFileDownloader.exe

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