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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 20 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:
86afa76fda09d5ebf1472b5f46c72f43

SHA-1:
d1aff23d89cab9931ddb2df478c0f721942106f8

SHA-256:
2332236557215ef8a2b9f05b327016b8b27c64fb49b5d4e85377a331b462dd52

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/23/2024 3:48:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.164.8

avast!
Win32:Downloader-UEO [PUP]
2014.9-140729

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AE
2014.0.3986

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.YourFileDownloader.~A
17217

Dr.Web
Trojan.StartPage.56734
9.0.1.0210

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader.I potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/YourFileDownloader
7/29/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressDownloader
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of install400403964.exe (Adware)
2014.9.9.22

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.173.10086

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.YourFileDownloader
v2014.07.29.01

McAfee
Artemis!6137078A3132
5600.7055

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.cvaajw
0.28.0.58491

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ViaAdvertisingGroupLimited.S
14.8.15.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.14A5
23.00.65.14727

Sophos
YourFile Downloader
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0324
7.2.210

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758264
31208

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.17

File size:
6.6 MB (6,954,944 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:
4/12/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/12/2016 3:59:59 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:
7/21/2014 7:03:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:t0bTkaG1Rr0/RqqT8k6mlnBdOt9EWJ4jfbYKWm2k29GUiLNLwUBfJk2n8l+M:t0bT2ZYqa8pZ9pJ4jTY1/1iLyUZmvgM

Entry address:
0x40507

Entry point:
E8, D8, F0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 20, 4B, 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:
7.9534  (probably packed)

Code size:
374 KB (382,976 bytes)

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

http://yourfiledownloader.com/YourFileDownloader.exe

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