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ytdsetup.exe

YTD Video Downloader

GreenTree Applications srl

The application ytdsetup.exe by GreenTree Applications srl has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.ytddownloader.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
GreenTree Applications srl  (signed and verified)

Product:
YTD Video Downloader

Version:
5.1.0

MD5:
6d9072bd11f71329f1d8b0fc5d86f6dd

SHA-1:
20e5c80b204e21cb02dddc5b5226f775df9ae51b

SHA-256:
dd5e1afe4b45462bd01a5d157b726740cd1a2339403e4719c74ff50c1f792422

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This is part of a Greentree bundled installer, which includes various adware, toolbars and co-bundled potentially unwanted apps pushed to the user upon setup.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:17:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160211

AVG
Downloader
2017.0.2837

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.16211

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19644

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10873
9.0.1.042

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
10.11871

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Ask
2/11/2016

G Data
Win32.Adware.Spigot
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Offer
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
14.0.0.679

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.APNToolBar.A
v2016.02.11.05

McAfee
Artemis!8A5AE67E0CA6
5600.6493

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctuoeb
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.E
16.02.11.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.g6 (Not a Virus)
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.2.11.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.172F5263!388977251
23.00.65.16209

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H07HS14
7.2.42

Vba32 AntiVirus
Backdoor.Sinowal
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31108

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.RocketTab.Win32.32
2.0.0.1936

File size:
10 MB (10,490,288 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2007-2015 GreenTree Applications SRL

Original file name:
Uninstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\ytdsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GreenTree Applications srl

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/12/2015 9:20:38 PM

Valid to:
11/18/2016 9:02:14 PM

Subject:
CN=GreenTree Applications srl, O=GreenTree Applications srl, L=Bucuresti, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
51E7B4DB916F0CDB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2012 12:49:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:gS9kwcmAwqhRslH8Oy3KfdWzcrbomWV+/vGmPRYuTpojH41:gHIAefqcPh1XZJYmpojHM

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9992

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file ytdsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-2124452807.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1880440461.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-130024041.exe

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-2075638510.exe

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