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 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:
5.1.1

MD5:
ca9daa8d52228ba6a8a12b3b4fdd0b9a

SHA-1:
8b911f65bbb0d1a34c61db42f9d0dbb9558b8e73

SHA-256:
13d82b2a1cf15e60aae5bd1861cd340c31db00fb4c820d7fa230956b6d6d564c

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:
2/26/2025 3:46:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160204

AVG
Downloader
2017.0.2844

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AskToolbar
4.0.3.1624

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19644

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10873
9.0.1.035

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Ask
2/4/2016

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
14.0.0.713

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.APNToolBar.A
v2016.02.04.11

McAfee
Artemis!8A5AE67E0CA6
5600.6500

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctuoeb
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.E
16.02.04.11

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
16.2.4.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.172F5263!388977251
23.00.65.16202

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H07HS14
7.2.35

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 (10,496,520 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.1.0.1

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)

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/16/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2017 5:29:59 AM

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:
2/25/2012 12:49:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:ng5p+TrKBaG5Rj9Pg32qjVFDzASwF1Y4hMtR4ZhxmN:ukKMMfPxKPzASwFa4KtexM

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 18 URLs.

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

http://d2ghfsky6vow5m.cloudfront.net/4qpxJYS37_HKr2e4aP04Bf9TjVtDi4OBfro2hVWeRdA

http://www.vaultsheadcentral.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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 14.d7.24ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (174.36.215.20:80)

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

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