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youtubemate.exe

Cucusoft YouTube Mate (Downloader+Player+Converter)

Cucusoft, Inc.

The application youtubemate.exe, “Cucusoft YouTube Mate (Downloader+Player+Converter) Setup ” by Cucusoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.cucusoft.com.
Publisher:
Cucusoft, Inc.   (signed by Cucusoft, Inc.)

Product:
Cucusoft YouTube Mate (Downloader+Player+Converter)

Description:
Cucusoft YouTube Mate (Downloader+Player+Converter) Setup

Version:
8.36.0.0

MD5:
ab71ed2bc94c65b6b40c57c59f041701

SHA-1:
142e3d723451fa75b4b35a7f1dd1ace0bd16fb85

SHA-256:
b09e6a0b7093d106a461b29b700881db23490d906d96002997bc2c204b971361

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 8:25:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)
17.2.21.17

File size:
9.4 MB (9,819,120 bytes)

Product version:
8.36.0.0

Copyright:
Cucusoft, Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cucusoft, Inc.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/9/2010 5:22:08 PM

Valid to:
9/9/2013 5:22:03 PM

Subject:
E=support@cucusoft.com, CN="Cucusoft, Inc.", O="Cucusoft, Inc.", C=VG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign ObjectSign CA, OU=ObjectSign CA, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
0100000000012AF714B12B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Entropy:
7.9997

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.cucusoft.com/.../YouTubeMate.exe

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