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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ytddownloader.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:
5.7.1

MD5:
2509617b8615fc552d9121fd40471332

SHA-1:
773d95043fdbe674379b3ff322f1be1f61fcf592

SHA-256:
4d72046928cf9f3f8d517fda422050588f5221dce4338c5632bda17019dcb98a

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/24/2024 5:28:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GreenTree.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.30.10

File size:
9.8 MB (10,304,760 bytes)

Product version:
5.7.1.0.1

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}\downloads\ytdsetup.exe

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:yjnkUnnEBMawND7fEvZ3mZkZVIKUiQ30YTSeg07sClAYICQD:yDtn4MawJ7cvZ3mZkZUsgf7sCrIv

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 14 URLs.

http://www.ytddownloader.com/.../stub.php

http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/.../YTDSetup.exe

http://d1vdt3k7hski9t.cloudfront.net/kits/.../YTDSetup.exe

http://dl3.vessoft.com/files2/y/ytd_windows/5.2.0.1/.../YTDSetup.exe

http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/installers/.../YTDSetup.exe

http://googledrive.com/host/.../YTDSetup.exe

http://touch.kaspersky.com/.../1467892831

http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/.../ytdcnet.php

http://www.youtubedownloadersite.com/.../ytdcnet.php?EsetProtoscanCtx=f234e88

http://d3876fpuz5dglk.cloudfront.net/installers/.../YTDSetup.exe

http://software.thaiware.com/download_url.php?id=10634

http://d1vdt3k7hski9t.cloudfront.net/kits/.../YTDSetup.exe

http://dl3.vessoft.com/files2/y/ytd_windows/5.7.1/.../YTDSetup.exe

http://d1vdt3k7hski9t.cloudfront.net/kits/.../YTDSetup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d5.d0.25ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (174.37.208.213:80)

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

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