freeyoutubedownload.exe

Free YouTube Download 3.2.51.1215

DVDVideoSoft Ltd.

The application freeyoutubedownload.exe, “Free YouTube Download 3.2.51.1215 Setup ” by DVDVideoSoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.vessoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.   (signed by DVDVideoSoft Ltd.)

Product:
Free YouTube Download 3.2.51.1215

Description:
Free YouTube Download 3.2.51.1215 Setup

Version:
3.2.51.1215

MD5:
1363866b7a6eb0cc0d54b4a507699126

SHA-1:
2cdf77d8606748e365dfab76e4c806713a95cd97

SHA-256:
e94c15cbc8402da3a503320051904dc653312acfb7f6962781bbc5a5cc4f8370

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:
5/10/2024 10:09:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10906

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.12.2.10

File size:
3.4 MB (3,529,384 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.51.1215

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/24/2013 11:43:53 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2016 11:43:53 AM

Subject:
E=question@dvdvideosoft.com, CN=DVDVideoSoft Ltd., O=DVDVideoSoft Ltd., S=Dominica, C=DM

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

Serial number:
11212661F5B10172D0E730C0D1F1213115FF

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):
98304:fXw8ZIPCZNXB4e0kABXrG6NGr2WAgOGBp:faC/XyBXi6NG6wX

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 freeyoutubedownload.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

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