free-youtube-to-mp3-converter_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application free-youtube-to-mp3-converter_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
261dc3a9684fa86f6b1cfee03aacbc08

SHA-1:
285465af49f91ddf369b9184021efb17bb1369cc

SHA-256:
8d57db9506f26924612056c0724ed8e2694acdac4149aa23cb8647dbb9a8838d

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:30:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.180.144

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3313

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28386
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.d
14.10.22.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.196
2.0.0.1964

File size:
782.2 KB (800,960 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free-youtube-to-mp3-converter_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/28/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/29/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YjFpSnJSikBPsNAYKWWYhvR58aBzmPQyn:YxbiYUNblR7fyn

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file free-youtube-to-mp3-converter_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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