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free_youtube_video_downloader.exe

Proinstall Applications SRL

The application free_youtube_video_downloader.exe by Proinstall Applications SRL 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.cnet.com.
Publisher:
Proinstall Applications SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
14552a76b8d7e9f3ef600e58515c7bcd

SHA-1:
0fbc8b7be31e34de7230a8b441d6cb4af12e4c1a

SHA-256:
a0a9c905f8fa67b8d52dbcdf542033892c329e1b25dfdad02ff5647824c48462

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.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 12:59:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ProInstall (M)
17.3.11.18

File size:
226.5 KB (231,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free_youtube_video_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Proinstall Applications SRL

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/16/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 5:30:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Proinstall Applications SRL, O=Proinstall Applications SRL, L=Bucuresti, S=Bucuresti, C=RO, PostalCode=030964, STREET="Bd Decebal Nr 25-29,", STREET="Etaj 9, Camera A Sectorul 3", SERIALNUMBER=33860761, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=RO, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
07B8558DB84AD3A7FB61E53EB1790EA5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 4:20:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

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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Entropy:
7.0461

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://download.cnet.com/.../?appid=10913266

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