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freeyoutubedownloaderoc.exe

Free YouTube Downloader

Bonjoy Software

The application freeyoutubedownloaderoc.exe, “Free YouTube Downloader Setup Program” by Bonjoy Software has been detected as adware by 9 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 youtubedownloader.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
How, Inc  (signed by Bonjoy Software)

Product:
Free YouTube Downloader

Description:
Free YouTube Downloader Setup Program

Version:
4.0

MD5:
9ad99fed4aeb64f0391e95c4c2ab0e53

SHA-1:
c7414db4f1b7445ae32566524dff869aeed27c8a

SHA-256:
6414561bb2b76341a725e23b6aeb0fdb5f9dfc8bb4b89be60670e10af0571547

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/7/2024 10:01:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2999

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.1591

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.171
9.0.1.0244

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.E potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12178

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
9/1/2015

McAfee
Artemis!9AD99FED4AEB
5600.6655

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BonjoySoftware.Installer (M)
15.9.1.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
43348

File size:
1.1 MB (1,180,672 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
How Inc.

Original file name:
Free YouTube DownloaderSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bonjoy Software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/13/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
10/14/2015 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bonjoy Software, O=Bonjoy Software, STREET="510 Market St #301", L=San Diego, S=CA, PostalCode=92101, C=US

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

Serial number:
00DA993C13A7FD02A727397544A565C108

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/19/2015 10:56:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2Hv7bHHBS8gWBIIVTwNt+i007Mw66ToGm8OuVuY:efrgWCeTwN/JQw0GQuN

Entry address:
0x575E4

Entry point:
E8, 75, 98, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 68, C0, 71, 45, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, B8, A2, 49, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, 10, 1A, 49, 00, E8, 9B, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, E8, BC, 22, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.2867

Code size:
500 KB (512,000 bytes)

The file freeyoutubedownloaderoc.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://youtubedownloader.com/update

http://getyoutubedownloader.com/FreeYouTubeDownloaderOC.exe

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