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554836_setup.exe

Free YouTube Downloader

HOW Inc.

The application 554836_setup.exe, “Free YouTube Downloader Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from youtubedownloader.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
HOW Inc.

Product:
Free YouTube Downloader

Description:
Free YouTube Downloader Setup

MD5:
aa1b3c0b1d4ed6b4946d889c10f11670

SHA-1:
ca76f77fa190186882ad7b6f9bf4ce083037ac25

SHA-256:
b28e4aa3ce3fcc512d3f2feb2eee7ffa08dcfb8d74dcb800ac68ed8b412e895b

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 12:48:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
7.8813

Reason Heuristics
PUP.How.FYTDownloader.Bundler.Installer.Meta (M)
16.2.15.16

File size:
12 MB (12,620,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\554836_setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/29/2012 12:51:48 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:20xBCbIJpOdTdJ74Pk3aOILWmq8YUUTyguy/HT8vkEeIkJVuq561EgfKlOE/VY7g:2pdTYPk3aOIBBJG5jAITTOELlBY7g

Entry address:
0x16478

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B8, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 56, EC, FF, FF, E8, FD, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, E8, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9968

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

The file 554836_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://youtubedownloader.com/download

http://getyoutubedownloader.com/

http://getyoutubedownloader.com/.../FreeYouTubeDownloaderSetupToolbarFree.exe

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