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freeyoutubedownload.exe

Free YouTube Download

DVDVideoSoft Ltd.

The application freeyoutubedownload.exe, “Free YouTube Download Setup ” by DVDVideoSoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from off.dvdvideosoft.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.   (signed by DVDVideoSoft Ltd.)

Product:
Free YouTube Download

Description:
Free YouTube Download Setup

Version:
3.2.58.415

MD5:
abcd2fbf09279f69bb7378ec26897de3

SHA-1:
56c4eef4b476aff9825bf303e57592a35d4e0dc8

SHA-256:
d23737aa2af91731fe7cb1697f03df6475132f84ecc3e385d6fdcf030552f174

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:13:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.576
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11516

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
4/18/2015

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dqfxyu
0.30.20.1219

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0220
7.2.108

File size:
32.8 MB (34,439,568 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.58.415

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/24/2013 5:43:53 PM

Valid to:
4/24/2016 5:43:53 PM

Subject:
E=question@dvdvideosoft.com, CN=DVDVideoSoft Ltd., O=DVDVideoSoft Ltd., S=Dominica, C=DM

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11212661F5B10172D0E730C0D1F1213115FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 11:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:+USy+wRjpMGwS6FavJdVEEgMOKfKIS+LKs3M/2Vw+Ztevd:+UIwRjJwwhdVEEgMOKiIS+LRM/Ewatel

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file freeyoutubedownload.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://off.dvdvideosoft.net/FreeYouTubeDownload.exe

http://off.dvdvideosoft.com/FreeYouTubeDownload.exe

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../FreeYouTubeDownload_415.exe

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