2013-11-04_free-youtube-to-mp4-converter_stn1gsk7.exe

Windows Internet Explorer

GVU Technologies LLC

While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The application 2013-11-04_free-youtube-to-mp4-converter_stn1gsk7.exe, “Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor ” by GVU Technologies has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by GVU Technologies LLC)

Product:
Windows® Internet Explorer

Description:
Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor

Version:
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)

MD5:
e1b14eba74a8e2f32655efc62528e703

SHA-1:
43cbd79af304475ec579549ecc5855a5473053fd

SHA-256:
42ff689c7cfbe00b55477f158739512f9e9f4b7d9c8c17e68f50b4038d6b1c6a

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:31:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
Troj.PSW32.W.Tepfer
2.1.4+

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3332

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GVUTechnologies.r
14.11.21.23

File size:
9.9 MB (10,346,816 bytes)

Product version:
8.00.7600.16385

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WEXTRACT.EXE .MUI

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\2013-11-04_free-youtube-to-mp4-converter_stn1gsk7.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2013 12:03:58 AM

Valid to:
10/6/2014 12:03:58 AM

Subject:
CN=GVU Technologies LLC, O=GVU Technologies LLC, L=St. Louis, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B063C7BCD89BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/13/2009 7:42:43 PM

OS version:
6.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:ejUiqszVqUaa6Qkkr34Ts3QBRTGtKLUXGZf9yu/dCSnIw1hCgIDp0VIEK:8phKQkC4TtdG4Zl/ISIw1YgIDpFEK

Entry address:
0x6AF8

Entry point:
E8, 1C, 06, 00, 00, E9, 4D, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 3B, 0D, C4, C2, 00, 01, 75, 03, C2, 00, 00, E9, 98, 06, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 74, 12, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 70, 12, 00, 01, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 57, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9979  (probably packed)

Code size:
43 KB (44,032 bytes)

The file 2013-11-04_free-youtube-to-mp4-converter_stn1gsk7.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.