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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 storage.tahaj.sme.sk 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:
c9579e3805dac7a23eb1aad0daa7b2e1

SHA-1:
764aa208884936edc82efb4e21ada6138ea89f66

SHA-256:
32158571ea59d8de6aee8cac8c8ad326d8de6cb06d8d39860f012f400aedc9d3

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:
12/25/2024 7:25:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.576
9.0.1.0114

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
4/24/2015

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dqfxyu
0.30.20.1219

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0220
7.2.114

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

Product version:
3.2.58.415

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/24/2013 10:43:53 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2016 10:43:53 AM

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 4:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:qUSy+wRjpMGwS6FavJdVEEgMOKfKIS+LKs3M/2Vw+Ztev1:qUIwRjJwwhdVEEgMOKiIS+LRM/Ewate9

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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Entropy:
7.9998

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://storage.tahaj.sme.sk/Free.YouTube.Download.v3.2.58.415.exe

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

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

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