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freeyoutubedownloadersetup.exe

Free YouTube Downloader

HOW Inc.

The application freeyoutubedownloadersetup.exe, “Free YouTube Downloader Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, 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.
Publisher:
HOW Inc.

Product:
Free YouTube Downloader

Description:
Free YouTube Downloader Setup

MD5:
b426ce4fbf934405af8d20144e5d12aa

SHA-1:
1e9da7bb4594d6fb4ea05d36ee45d112aa87336d

SHA-256:
944fd261aff0c275e5aa434f4362b1010ae96e617683be16005898fd2aa64de8

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/23/2024 5:50:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.107.78

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.1
9.0.1.0169

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.8909

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Somoto.bcznqr
0.26.0.55366

Norman
Killav.NTR
11.20140618

Rising Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.14C08A42
23.00.65.14616

File size:
15.4 MB (16,129,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/11/2010 2:57:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:qApdTYPk3aOIBBJG5jCUenVdm48peeUL+aCQGWQb7bs7kh:FpdTek3aO0JCTcVdmvMeUqiO3bs4h

Entry address:
0x163C4

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, 54, 55, 41, 00, E8, 70, 04, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 91, 6A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 4D, 6A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, A6, EF, FF, FF, E8, B1, EA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, FB, 87, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, B0, D6, 41, 00, E8, A6, EA, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, B0, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9979

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

The file freeyoutubedownloadersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://youtubedownloader.com/.../FreeYouTubeDownloaderSetup.exe

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