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atube_catcher_setup-291341.exe

aTube Catcher

DsNET Corp.

The application atube_catcher_setup-291341.exe by DsNET has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from newhotmaill.altervista.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DsNET Corp  (signed by DsNET Corp.)

Product:
aTube Catcher

Version:
2.9.1341

MD5:
5981081321eb5cf1e1fc63f6cb856803

SHA-1:
37d6154a6a4ccd1dfa84ff7b618511803a339073

SHA-256:
dade5ae96e6ec9a47fca3cda9e71b68a93e161e569f55aa830d72adb86b172ff

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/17/2025 9:27:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.9530

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DsNET.aTube.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.9.12

File size:
11.1 MB (11,638,360 bytes)

Product version:
2.9.1341

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DsNET Corp.

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
3/7/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/7/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DsNET Corp., O=DsNET Corp., STREET=Plan de Ayala M3 L30, STREET=Mexico Revolucionario, L=Ecatepec, S=Mexico, PostalCode=55266, C=MX

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
009934C0F374A7790598E44428C2B46363

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 8:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:IXhsU7c7nV6mxCxEkY3SpN58t/hjvm1bVsaNQwtr9J2CIVCICV9NHAJ:chsMsx4xVYcOjvm1Vxmwtf2fVmV9u

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file atube_catcher_setup-291341.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://newhotmaill.altervista.org/aTube_Catcher.exe

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/wF1_zIzc9TTpg-zw_jWz_9levOQL5YKDccJmF5WNPZ__4uN0tl_AyOO1Zs2_DeNgyvFORYtNigllfx_EbiL9F6ExcV1a_IsHO6-T7r108faALXLQTyMAAz-WM5-iiWgy/EvZhtNl6_oBWrR94GPw5encKyoCo4Z8MetPuxQuiv2rqJGGys_H1KMAOPOmF13SR0ck85pDXc-GLV6sjSIYyDpahWZz0oFejMWfQE62T0iYv0cdRUR14PpZqRIA-urzR/.../

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/CJjAiKjoIBnQCPC3kjvRlfBgiYGC_Xs2GNnIn_QWiZ0mouSUSAVIFU3aEQENTx8yvdI-nDWtzLQV6SfXJbnb5IuYh9VC6NV2j1mXl4WZ9cXeO2JiHkOCksZNuQuQAft0/62IIaZKMVxrDmCqAzIuUf0bkZRVes3aEGayYDUBoKkvnAD-FGeRLf27YhFoEv4s7AgxcdPsdSmc5DiGfZiIGZeD6Ij16u11o_-CvzQYVr5f2w95T1N-t3_DpLRNZLfc8/.../

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/tl1eusatP5Er-fr36JHL2Z5iJa06q_GjX30ypffVpBze3I-ucopS3AVENWWANl2KuhS2XOLWi4jmDxSBEPcNeIb-9PmZPSkV3HUfmpZaMQ5i8kU7jVP4tDbLb175aINe/f0FrmegL77ZD2Kw8K_ZrH4S6tfi0ULzE0gAE9CLxQrL8K6vGZ01m8HswhEv1YZKQQOFs8O-T9WkWuZAlhHRKbK5SbZp5e95axf-RLPyyXvOY-ROr4bZvFeUo3WebgwCy/.../

http://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/9JVc4R6W5NDGcIPFkFuGWzWuV-lojhr6tRspeBBOz_3hMAOOMH9wf5XJqOJ-VK6PQZ11WP3lnAvcySwJTM1k149xhQuPuzCmHSS-fQr03oMMHAs_juHIkhU-ockMtqgS/scMAR4FAyNBS9sxX2VjmPK7rzB1mU2Vct7BRDsx-jztZZaECLOlTX765JC7Hn_uQrCzuC5mv2BkZc5pzKWJJSoaUv02t8FwdtS8dRzkrTiW4ajbi4d04wGphh514dRDY/.../

http://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/Zoy-HNlNvUITeF5jyXarxdbHAX8FpbQZ5Bgc2ZWs8FDLCcR06lQNzkkFCLJMvfAbI9ezK4P8vgTBZ9gTLMr69E_K2jTQFvyvQnVz5qRVAQAT6hu-DIW7NkgWf5bNdsxg/QUFbPFEzFxGCSAQdojf7btODAN-dLtja0H2uvhzWTekyOt6MAoMQXLsCfwZrsAIe4qwF8i-IAejayMCEl-e7NegtWPBpWqhkbsFclIMRWd6qpcw70TnTCpPF0nLW1dLp/.../

http://dw7.uptodown.com/dw/.../atube-catcher-2-9-1327-es-en-win.exe

http://download.atube.me/aTube_Catcher_Setup.exe

http://download.atube.me/aTube_Catcher.exe

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