freeyoutubetomp3converter.exe

Free YouTube To MP3 Converter

Digital Wave Ltd

The application freeyoutubetomp3converter.exe, “Free YouTube To MP3 Converter Setup ” by Digital Wave has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application 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 software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.   (signed by Digital Wave Ltd)

Product:
Free YouTube To MP3 Converter

Description:
Free YouTube To MP3 Converter Setup

Version:
4.0.10.1211

MD5:
ad3273fc6f1eaddfab2f771187f5e0b0

SHA-1:
f99a60b5783205e58346f899d76a89f921efc93e

SHA-256:
357490ae8acae4547d7b6cd3ca93ed37f49e0783b18e7230a4c2c4171eb164a9

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
11/27/2024 2:54:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
2014.9-151211

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2898

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.151211

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.576
9.0.1.0345

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12706

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
12/11/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.Dealply
15.12.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OpenCandy
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Qihoo 360 Security
QVM06.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.12.11.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.a!1075357520
23.00.65.151209

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0413
7.2.345

File size:
37.3 MB (39,138,760 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.10.1211

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\dvdvideosoft\freeyoutubetomp3converter.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/23/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/23/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Digital Wave Ltd, O=Digital Wave Ltd, L=London, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
1825ED6422D189492317AAD87B5382C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2015 3:24:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:hwtdUJNVs/bOIqZK1L9PxNdFxFjsFtuiVqAEoduemV+:WtytcOIqZWBpNdjFjsFdVqAEoduem8

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, 34, 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, 1E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 33, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file freeyoutubetomp3converter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/44/51/.../FreeYouTubeToMP3Converter.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/53c2131e9baba9217434f047963e88ce/5676e316/soft/.../free-youtube-to-mp3-converter_4-0-10-1211_fr_72916.exe

http://www.download.fi/.../download.cfm?version_id=106597&software_id=2371&mirror_id=0&installer=0&perion=0&air_installer=0

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/473c69e240361cf6433927fef913b3d3/567c50b0/soft/.../free-youtube-to-mp3-converter_4-0-10-1211_fr_72916.exe

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