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yourfileupdater.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 yourfileupdater.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. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program YourFileDownloader by Via Advertising Group Limited which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

yourfileupdater.exe

Publisher:

http://yourfiledownloader.com (signed by Via Advertising Group Limited)

Product:

YourFile Downloader

Version:

1.0.0.1

MD5:

1793fbfa7113aa06d1d1de7de32ea42b

SHA-1:

d05501e4aeea9fbe1fe7e5281534a2e79b288a6c

SHA-256:

09221f50d7ee7938fc4f903737638fb40c6e441e513d2c21d7ffe96933db434a

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:

4/19/2024 4:47:59 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Via Advertising (M)

17.3.9.21

File size:

239.4 KB (245,168 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.1

Original file name:

YourFile.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

YourFile Downloader

Language:

Russian (Russia)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\yourfiledownloader\yourfileupdater.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Via Advertising Group Limited

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

4/30/2012 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

5/1/2013 5:29:59 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:

9/7/2012 7:50:26 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

Entry address:

0x67010

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 70, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, FB, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Entropy:

6.6933

Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

132 KB (135,168 bytes)

Scheduled Task

Task name:

Your File Updater

Trigger:

Logon (Runs on logon)

The file yourfileupdater.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

YourFileDownloader by Via Advertising Group Limited

YourFileDownloader provides the ability to download various software applications locally. It provides a list and search interface to locate and download appliations. The program does however automatically add itself to the Windows built-in Firewall.

yourfiledownloader.com

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