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vdu_install_chrome.exe

Video Downloader Ultimate

Link64 GmbH

The application vdu_install_chrome.exe, “Updater [VideoDownloadUltimate]” by Link64 GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program VideoDownloaderUltimate for Chrome by Link64. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.startpage24.com.
Publisher:
Link64 GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Video Downloader Ultimate

Description:
Updater [VideoDownloadUltimate]

Version:
1.0.6.0

MD5:
9e1a90a24727f5c0c636f0440836eb6d

SHA-1:
86673a1eb9d766ef5ab9f5961c40b24b9d10c1db

SHA-256:
db73b30b3b9612e12f0a1a9c5614941df7cfab3c8a99153124c7ac727347f739

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:27:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Link64GmbH.S
14.8.29.15

File size:
2.9 MB (3,028,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6.0

Copyright:
(c) 2003-14 Link64 GmbH. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
vdu_install.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\Pictures\vdu_install_chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Link64 GmbH

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/19/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Link64 GmbH, OU=Secure Application Development, O=Link64 GmbH, L=Karlsruhe, S=Baden-Wuerttemberg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
70B8C92A22236AF8064642CFE2790458

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/27/2014 5:27:19 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:bKuFQTvBOUwMjNqpG3ATcN2PryU3rn0NYG5S32JMg8p/hTc49ePtictib:bKukwMZyR3oNYKVMPOi

Entry address:
0x65F6

Entry point:
E8, 0A, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, E9, 44, E1, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 56, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, E8, E8, 88, E6, FF, FF, 8B, 5D, 08, BE, 00, 01, 00, 00, 3B, DE, 73, 54, 8B, 4D, E8, 83, B9, AC, 00, 00, 00, 01, 7E, 14, 8D, 45, E8, 50, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 40, 4F, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, E8, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 0D, 8B, 81, C8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 04, 58, 83, E0, 01, 85, C0, 74, 0F, 8B, 81, CC, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 04, 18, E9, A7, 00, 00, 00, 80, 7D, F4, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 45, F0, 83, 60, 70, FD, 8B, C3, E9, A0, 00...
 
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Code size:
220 KB (225,280 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
VideoDownloaderUltimate for Chrome

Display publisher:
Link64

Uninstall string:
C:\ProgramData\VideoDownloaderUltimate\Chrome\Uninstall.exe


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

http://www.startpage24.com/videodownloaderultimate/.../vdu_install_chrome.exe

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