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youtubefreedownloader.exe

The application youtubefreedownloader.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. It 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 youtubefreedownloader.com.
MD5:
3bb16a3fbb7055de8be26c4072c5ea55

SHA-1:
975e89aad0b80af254a735fc24c7e06f24d38075

SHA-256:
9fffd282c36351ade622fe6a0ebb805b2289a6f3ab0e855bba2629efebaa10df

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 12:47:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.OpenCandy (M)
16.11.11.10

File size:
1 MB (1,059,965 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2014 7:26:02 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:f/xB2AUVbWNLHp0kT1ThvgMq0k72oGm8OVEKSPbLh:/AKNLJNRThvgvvPGQC7x

Entry address:
0x5B174

Entry point:
E8, 75, AB, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, C4, 00, 00, 00, A1, B0, A2, 49, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 89, BD, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 1E, E8, AE, 2B, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, 89, 30, E8, DC, F5, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, E9, 24, 01, 00, 00, E8, E6, 6D, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 50, E8, DD, 6E, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0D, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 8A, F4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 8B, 85, 4C, FF, FF, FF, 53, 6A, 3C, 99, 59, F7, F9, 66, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.2347

Code size:
497 KB (508,928 bytes)

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

http://youtubefreedownloader.com/.../YouTubeFreeDownloader.exe

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