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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 m.en.softonic.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address hosted-by.leaseweb.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Greentree Applications SRL  (signed and verified)

Product:
YTD Video Downloader

Version:
4.9.2

MD5:
159ce4721e29ab4e3ac58365e5e4258f

SHA-1:
2b506ac51d65518cf4901d5f5b65cb7d207e5fd1

SHA-256:
c205834542d5e139c668a3a5ac0eed9cb4cd514ae0e21909ece3d9b154f78916

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:
12/27/2024 3:22:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150913

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.2987

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.15913

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19644

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10873
9.0.1.0256

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11871

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Ask
9/13/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.Spigot
15.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Offer
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
14.0.0.1432

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.APNToolBar.A
v2015.09.13.03

McAfee
Artemis!8A5AE67E0CA6
5600.6643

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctuoeb
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.E
15.09.13.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.g6 (Not a Virus)
9.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.GreentreeApplications.Installer.Meta
15.9.13.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.172F5263!388977251
23.00.65.15911

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H07HS14
7.2.256

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:
9.7 MB (10,179,264 bytes)

Product version:
4.9.2.0.5

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)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Greentree Applications SRL

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/15/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Greentree Applications SRL, O=Greentree Applications SRL, L=Bucharest, S=Bucharest, C=RO

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

Serial number:
65DB5B5BDFCE9083EDF79253BABF4963

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 11:19:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:6X4qIs780cV5ag8z+FwE67LCf8cnnRFLStNYk/twLQkShvyRwshm:Ojt780c6KKE67VWHLg/tcSbs0

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 3 URLs.

http://m.en.softonic.com/app/ytd-video-downloader-free/.../launch

http://ytd-video-downloader-free.en.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAPm/.../5Uux6G3GwbMLjyK1cNGRlx9UKyKzw8xbj5 70veWKcd5JRQA3KayGmpB Y=

http://get.ytddownloader.com/kits/.../YTDSetup-1295116653.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hosted-by.leaseweb.com  (95.211.187.107:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.youtubedownloadersite.com  (95.211.187.90:80)

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