freemakevideoconvertersetup.exe

Freemake Video Converter

Ellora Assets Corporation

The application freemakevideoconvertersetup.exe, “Freemake Video Converter Setup ” by Ellora Assets has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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.
Publisher:
Ellora Assets Corporation   (signed by Ellora Assets Corporation)

Product:
Freemake Video Converter

Description:
Freemake Video Converter Setup

Version:
4.1.6.1

MD5:
93bcf9c7564fa17e1a161c8152fb4070

SHA-1:
4c65db28fc2a34a3850f75ab47b4a2b8ef2a3571

SHA-256:
415724336c568278be570d11b767270df7996916aecf43888a4eb991882d4767

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
5/3/2025 2:57:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3153

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15331

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7758
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.276
9.0.1.090

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11406

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
3/31/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.3.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.03.31.05

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.BProtector/Variant
9964

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0331
7.2.90

File size:
1.2 MB (1,270,552 bytes)

Product version:
4.1.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freemakevideoconvertersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/4/2014 7:17:21 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 7:17:21 AM

Subject:
CN=Ellora Assets Corporation, O=Ellora Assets Corporation, L=Victoria, S=Mahe, C=SC

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11214EB01B5193F230A9E2B002CE2A4C1E78

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 5:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TxGL1Rd7WcL831MyJAx2FXbAUAm8acIJcIv1l0XB:MBW8832yJqmtcOcItqXB

Entry address:
0x113BC

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, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file freemakevideoconvertersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 19 URLs.

&onid=2194&oid=3001-2194_4-75218346&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=video/converters&topicbrcrm=&pid=14248820&mfgid=10098061&merid=10098061&ctype=dm&cval=SPIGOTWIN&devicetype=desktop&pguid=4eff998b541a8caff0ac69b3&viewguid=VxBm20aScupZxYCQEhzVVaTMVCw7UGP6gVL0&destUrl=http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/24/88/.../FreemakeVideoConverterSetup.exe

http://touch.kaspersky.com/.../1431868800

http://up.br.bav.baidu.com/?rh=C4DE09E99656C0F59F61F28308BCDD9A&baidusign=22116337&baidurand=27805

http://besplatnyeprogrammy.ws/go/.../FreemakeVideoConverterSetup.exe

http://dl3.vessoft.com/files2/f/freemakevc_windows/4.1.6.1/.../FreemakeVideoConverterSetup.exe

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