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freeyoutubetomp3converter.exe

Free YouTube to MP3 Converter

Digital Wave Ltd

The application freeyoutubetomp3converter.exe, “Free YouTube to MP3 Converter Setup ” by Digital Wave has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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 lb.cdn.m6web.fr and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DVDVideoSoft Ltd.   (signed by Digital Wave Ltd)

Product:
Free YouTube to MP3 Converter

Description:
Free YouTube to MP3 Converter Setup

Version:
3.12.60.713

MD5:
b422dbf710c3672591caa70db68af1d4

SHA-1:
cd354548aeeedc88d96ab0e2738448cce7bf2c14

SHA-256:
18129ad86ac7266b29913dd86ee58942f1239ac172ec889bd50af1c7ba94c9fa

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
6/18/2025 9:36:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15714

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.576
9.0.1.0195

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11938

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
7/14/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.Dealply
15.7.25

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.7.14.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.a!1075357520
23.00.65.15712

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0413
7.2.195

File size:
34.9 MB (36,612,504 bytes)

Product version:
3.12.60.713

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\freeyoutubetomp3converter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Digital Wave Ltd

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/22/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/22/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Digital Wave Ltd, O=Digital Wave Ltd, L=London, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
1825ED6422D189492317AAD87B5382C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 4:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:VMjJ9qVfNYhp963gRa+ASVxfYW71DFig3Yd707EGYp:8WlM9O8AKdvv34p

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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Entropy:
7.9998

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file freeyoutubetomp3converter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/3a4bd064f9ae82c9e771ce2523785c0d/55b12a1a/soft/.../free-youtube-to-mp3-converter_3-12-60-713_fr_72916.exe

http://web-downloads.dvdvideosoft.com/.../FreeYouTubeToMP3Converter.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/bcdb7127f1414ce8175795b8716b5183/55c368cf/soft/.../free-youtube-to-mp3-converter_3-12-60-713_fr_72916.exe

http://downloads.dvdvideosoft.com/FreeYouTubeToMP3Converter.exe

http://download.instalki.org/programy/Windows/Internet/.../FreeYouTubeToMP3Converter.exe

http://cdn.dobreprogramypldeliverydownloads.com/c?x=WylNPWj4RamuDfhW7336Sz7n/WdpAdNJBxfdy4g/Oo4=&c=S20GrByqcKdt6IrY6Hi1wd DwgoKua16O06D90qIqYjvbbR UW4if3BifEygV9p6SUiiJXOutdLieYx2ItpSAVyzZdjMvMML0KNmtdp3jDbvdO8uLvbrqemJ88KxOdQQfpiqVKiAV57W8Y5TTW94qg==&fallback_url=http://off.dvdvideosoft.net/.../FreeYouTubeToMP3Converter.exe&downloadAs=Free-YouTube-to-MP3-Converter-22251-dp.exe

http://www.tamindir.com/indir/MjAxNS0wNy0yMyAxODozMjoyMA==/free-youtube-to-mp3-converter/.../3.12.59.505

https://download.heise.de/software/a1c43ecdabac128a50a0d1d2515fc3ca/55a783e4/.../freeyoutubetomp3converter.exe

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../FreeYouTubeToMP3Converter_3.12.60.713.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/44/12/.../FreeYouTubeToMP3Converter.exe

http://off.dvdvideosoft.net/.../FreeYouTubeToMP3Converter.exe

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